Document.Plates Property

Returns a Plates collection representing the color plates for the specified publication.

Syntax

expression.Plates

expression   A variable that represents a Document object.

Return Value
Plates

Example

The following example returns the plates collection for the active publication and lists the names of all the color plates.

  Dim plaTemp As Plates
Dim plaLoop As Plate
Set plaTemp = ActiveDocument.Plates
If ActiveDocument.ColorMode = pbColorModeDesktop Then
Debug.Print "Desktop color mode: No color plates!"
Else
For Each plaLoop In plaTemp
Debug.Print "The name of this plate is " & plaLoop.Name
Next plaLoop
End If

See Also

• Document Object
• Document Object Members