The Document Object

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The Document object is just below the Application object in Word's object model and is at the heart of Word programming. When you open a new document from the user interface, you create a new Document object. Each document you create or open is added to the Documents collection, and the document that has the focus is called the active document.

In This Section

• Working with the Document Object
  Create or open documents and add them to the Documents collection.
• Opening, Creating, Saving, and Closing New Documents
  Create and manipulate new documents by using the Documents collection's methods.

Related Sections

• Working with Microsoft Word Objects
  Use VBA to work with the Microsoft® Word Document object, Application object, and Documents collection.
• Understanding Application-Level Objects
  Learn about the Application object and other objects that affect Word.
• Working with Document Content
  Work with objects contained in the Document object.