Word.Document.Close(method).md

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Document.Close method (Word)	vbawd10.chm158008401	vbawd10.chm158008401	Word.Document.Close	59603a58-17ee-bc65-597b-6200e8be9fbc	06/08/2017	medium

Document.Close method (Word)

Closes the specified document.

Syntax

expression.Close (SaveChanges, OriginalFormat, RouteDocument)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
SaveChanges	Optional	Variant	Specifies the save action for the document. Can be one of the following WdSaveOptions constants: wdDoNotSaveChanges, wdPromptToSaveChanges, or wdSaveChanges.
OriginalFormat	Optional	Variant	Specifies the save format for the document. Can be one of the following WdOriginalFormat constants: wdOriginalDocumentFormat, wdPromptUser, or wdWordDocument.
RouteDocument	Optional	Variant	True to route the document to the next recipient. If the document does not have a routing slip attached, this argument is ignored.

Example

This example prompts the user to save the active document before closing it. If the user clicks Cancel, error 4198 (command failed) is trapped and a message is displayed.

On Error GoTo errorHandler 
ActiveDocument.Close _ 
 SaveChanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges, _ 
 OriginalFormat:=wdPromptUser 
errorHandler: 
If Err = 4198 Then MsgBox "Document was not closed"

See also

Document Object

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