WD98: Command to Display Version Number of Word

 Last reviewed: March 9, 1998
Article ID: Q182099
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, you can use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Application.Version command to return the installed version of Word.

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The following Microsoft Visual Basic code will return the version number of Word: 

   Sub GetVersion()
      MsgBox Application.Version
   End Sub
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q110284
   TITLE     : WD: WordBasic Command to Display Version Number of Word

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

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Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: March 9, 1998
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