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System Object Members

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Word Developer Reference

Contains information about the computer system.

Methods

  Name Description
Bb257952.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Connect Establishes a connection to a network drive.
Bb257952.methods(en-us,office.12).gif MSInfo Starts the Microsoft System Information application if it is not running, or switches to it if it is already running.

Properties

  Name Description
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Application Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ComputerType You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the ComputerType property of the System object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition. Read-only.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CountryRegion Returns the country/region designation of the system. Read-only WdCountry.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Creator Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Cursor Returns or sets the state (shape) of the pointer. Can be one of the following WdCursorType constants: wdCursorIBeam, wdCursorNormal, wdCursorNorthwestArrow, or wdCursorWait. Read/write Long.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif FreeDiskSpace Returns the available disk space for the current drive, in bytes. Use the ChDrive statement to change the current drive. Read-only Long.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif HorizontalResolution Returns the horizontal display resolution, in pixels. Read-only Long.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif LanguageDesignation Returns the designated language of the system software. Read-only String.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MacintoshName You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the MacintoshName property for the System object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MathCoprocessorInstalled True if a math coprocessor is installed on the system. Read-only Boolean.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif OperatingSystem Returns the name of the current operating system (for example, "Windows" or "Windows NT"). Read-only String.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Parent Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified System object.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrivateProfileString Returns or sets a string in a settings file or the Microsoft Windows registry. Read/write String.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ProcessorType Returns the type of processor that the system is using (for example, i486). Read-only String.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ProfileString Returns or sets a value for an entry in the Windows registry under the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version\Word. Read/write String.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif QuickDrawInstalled You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the QuickDrawInstalled property for the System object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Version Returns the version number of the operating system. Read-only String.
Bb257952.properties(en-us,office.12).gif VerticalResolution Returns the vertical screen resolution in pixels. Read-only Long.