Word.View.SeekView.md

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View.SeekView property (Word)	vbawd10.chm161808412	vbawd10.chm161808412	Word.View.SeekView	94b026a0-92f9-32c4-0394-d2b02fbcb942	06/08/2017	medium

View.SeekView property (Word)

Returns or sets the document element displayed in print layout view. The property may be set to any of the WdSeekView constants. Read/write WdSeekView.

Syntax

expression. SeekView

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'View' object.

Remarks

This property generates an error if the view is not print layout view.

Example

If the active document has footnotes, this example displays footnotes in print layout view.

If ActiveDocument.Footnotes.Count >= 1 Then 
 With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View 
 .Type = wdPrintView 
 .SeekView = wdSeekFootnotes 
 End With 
End If

This example shows the first page footer for the current section.

ActiveDocument.PageSetup.DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = True 
With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View 
 .Type = wdPrintView 
 .SeekView = wdSeekFirstPageFooter 
End With

If the selection is in a footnote or endnote area in print layout view, this example switches to the main document.

Set myView = ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View 
If myView.SeekView = wdSeekFootnotes Or _ 
 myView.SeekView = wdSeekEndnotes Then 
 myView.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument 
End If

See also

View Object

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