Application Members (Publisher)

Represents the Microsoft Publisher application. The Application object includes properties and methods that return top-level objects. For example, the ActiveDocument property returns a Document object.

Methods

Name	Description
CentimetersToPoints	Converts a measurement from centimeters to points (1 cm = 28.35 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
ChangeFileOpenDirectory	Sets the folder in which Microsoft Publisher searches for documents. The specified folder's contents are listed the next time the Open Publication dialog box (File menu) is displayed.
EmusToPoints	Converts a measurement from emus to points (12700 emus = 1 point). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
Help	Displays online Help information.
InchesToPoints	Converts a measurement from inches to points (1 inch = 72 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
IsValidObject	Determines whether the specified object variable references a valid object and returns a Boolean value: True if the specified variable that references an object is valid, False if the object referenced by the variable has been deleted.
LinesToPoints	Converts a measurement from lines to points (1 line = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
MillimetersToPoints	Converts a measurement from millimeters to points (1 mm = 2.835 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
NewDocument	Returns a Document object that represents a new publication.
Open	Returns a Document object that represents the newly opened publication.
PicasToPoints	Converts a measurement from picas to points (1 pica = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PixelsToPoints	Converts a measurement from pixels to points (1 pixel = 0.75 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToCentimeters	Converts a measurement from points to centimeters (1 cm = 28.35 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToEmus	Converts a measurement from points to emus (12700 emus = 1 point). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToInches	Converts a measurement from points to inches (1 in = 72 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToLines	Converts a measurement from points to lines (1 line = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToMillimeters	Converts a measurement from points to millimeters (1 mm = 2.835 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToPicas	Converts a measurement from points to picas (1 pica = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToPixels	Converts a measurement from points to pixels (1 pixel = 0.75 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
PointsToTwips	Converts a measurement from points to twips (20 twips = 1 point). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
Quit	Quits Microsoft Publisher. This is equivalent to clicking Exit on the File menu.
ShowWizardCatalog	Displays the Publication Types catalog for the wizard of the specified type.
TwipsToPoints	Converts a measurement from twips to points (20 twips = 1 point). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.

Properties

Name	Description
ActiveDocument	Returns a Document object that represents the active publication. If there are no documents open, an error occurs.
ActiveWindow	Returns a Window object that represents the window with the focus. Because Microsoft Publisher only has one window, there is only one Window object to return.
Application	Used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the current instance of Publisher. Used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object. When used with an OLE Automation object, it returns the object's application.
Assistance	Gets a reference to the Microsoft Office (MSO) IAssistance object, which provides a means for developers to create a customized Help experience for users within Microsoft Office. Read-only.
AutomationSecurity	Specifies the security mode that Microsoft Publisher uses when programmatically opening files. Read/write.
Build	Returns a Long that represents the Microsoft Publisher build number. Read-only.
ColorSchemes	Returns a ColorSchemes collection that represents the color schemes available.
COMAddIns	Returns a COMAddIns collection that represents a reference to the Component Object Model (COM) add-ins currently loaded in Microsoft Publisher.
CommandBars	Sets or returns a CommandBars collection that represents the menu bar and all the toolbars in Microsoft Publisher.
Documents	Returns a Documents collection that represents all open publications. Read-only.
FileDialog	Returns a FileDialog object that represents a single instance of a file dialog box.
InsertBarcodeVisible	Determines whether Add a postal bar code is available under More Items on the Mail Merge and Catalog Merge task panes in the Microsoft Publisher user interface (UI); and whether Add postal bar codes is available under Prepare for Mailing on the Publisher Tasks task pane in the Publisher UI. Read/write.
InstalledPrinters	Returns an InstalledPrinters collection that represents the names of all the printers installed on the computer and to which Microsoft Publisher can print the publication. Read-only.
Language	Returns a Long that represents the language selected for the Microsoft Publisher user interface. Read-only.
Name	Returns a String value indicating the name of the specified object. Read-only.
OfficeDataSourceObject	Returns an OfficeDataSourceObject object representing the data source in a mail merge or catalog merge operation. Read-only.
Options	Returns an Options object that represents application settings you can set in Microsoft Publisher.
Parent	Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object. For example, for a TextFrame object, returns a Shape object representing the parent shape of the text frame. Read-only.
Path	Returns a String indicating the full path to the file of the saved active publication, not including the last separator or file name.
PathSeparator	Returns a String that represents the character used to separate folder names. Read-only.
PrintPreview	True to display in Print Preview the publication in the current view. Read/write Boolean.
ProductCode	Returns a String indicating the Microsoft Publisher globally unique identifier (GUID). Read-only.
ScreenUpdating	Returns or sets a Boolean indicating whether Microsoft Publisher refreshes the screen display during run time; True to refresh the screen display. Read/write.
Selection	Returns a Selection object that represents a selected range or the cursor.
ShowFollowUpCustom	Gets or sets the string, if any, that appears as the fourth item under Prepare to follow-up on this mailing on the third Mail Merge task pane in the Microsoft Publisher user interface. Read/write.
SnapToGuides	True for Microsoft Publisher to use the guides to align objects on a page in a publication. Read/write Boolean.
SnapToObjects	True for Microsoft Publisher to use objects on a page to line up other objects. Read/write Boolean.
TemplateFolderPath	Returns a String that represents the location where Microsoft Publisher templates are stored. Read-only.
ValidateAddressVisible	Determines whether Validate addresses is available under Refine recipients in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box in the Microsoft Publisher user interface (UI); and whether Validate addresses is available under Prepare for Mailing on the Publisher Tasks task pane in the Publisher UI. Read/write.
Version	Returns a String indicating the version number of the currently-installed copy of Microsoft Publisher. Read-only.
WebOptions	Returns a WebOptions object, which represents the properties of Web publications. Read-only.
WizardCatalogVisible	Returns or sets a Boolean indicating whether the Wizard Catalog is visible. Read/write.

Events

Name	Description
AfterPrint	Fires after all variables and fields print.
BeforePrint	Occurs before the publication is printed or previewed. .
DocumentBeforeClose	Occurs immediately before any open document closes.
DocumentOpen	Occurs when opening a document.
HideCatalogUI	Occurs when the catalog of publication wizards is hidden in the Microsoft Publisher user interface.
MailMergeAfterMerge	Occurs after all records in a mail merge have merged successfully.
MailMergeAfterRecordMerge	Occurs after each record in the data source successfully merges in a mail merge.
MailMergeBeforeMerge	Occurs when a merge is executed before any records in a mail merge have merged.
MailMergeBeforeRecordMerge	Occurs as a merge is executed for the individual records in a merge.
MailMergeDataSourceLoad	Occurs when the data source is loaded for a mail merge.
MailMergeDataSourceValidate	Occurs when a user performs address verification by clicking Validate in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box.
MailMergeGenerateBarcode	Occurs when Microsoft Publisher requires data to generate barcodes in a mail-merge publication, in particular when the mail-merge recipient list changes.
MailMergeInsertBarcode	Occurs when the user issues the command to insert postal barcodes into a mail-merge publication, either in the Microsoft Publisher user interface (UI), or programmatically.
MailMergeRecipientListClose	Fires when the user closes the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box. (From the Mail Merge or E-mail Merge task pane, click Edit Recipient List). Also fires when the user closes the Catalog Merge Product List dialog box, which opens when the user clicks Edit Product List in the Catalog Merge task pane.
MailMergeWizardFollowUpCustom	Fires when the string that appears as the fourth item under Prepare to follow-up on this mailing on the third Mail Merge task pane in the Microsoft Publisher user interface is clicked.
MailMergeWizardStateChange	Occurs when a user changes from a specified step to a specified step in the Mail Merge Wizard.
NewDocument	Occurs when a new publication is created.
Quit	Occurs when the user exits Microsoft Publisher.
ShowCatalogUI	Fires when the catalog of publication wizards is displayed in the Microsoft Publisher user interface.
WindowActivate	Occurs when the application window is activated.
WindowDeactivate	Occurs when the application window is deactivated.
WindowPageChange	Occurs when switching the view from one page to another page in a publication.