Window.GetPoint Method

Word Developer Reference

Returns the screen coordinates of the specified range or shape.

Syntax

expression.GetPoint(ScreenPixelsLeft, ScreenPixelsTop, ScreenPixelsWidth, ScreenPixelsHeight, obj)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Window object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
ScreenPixelsLeft Required Long The variable name to which you want Microsoft Word to return the value for the left edge of the object.
ScreenPixelsTop Required Long The variable name to which you want Word to return the value for the top edge of the object.
ScreenPixelsWidth Required Long The variable name to which you want Word to return the value for the width of the object.
ScreenPixelsHeight Required Long The variable name to which you want Word to return the value for the height of the object.
obj Required Object A Range or Shape object.

Remarks

If the entire range or shape isn't visible on the screen, an error occurs.

Example

This example examines the current selection and returns its screen coordinates.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Dim pLeft As Long
Dim pTop As Long
Dim pWidth As Long
Dim pHeight As Long

ActiveWindow.GetPoint pLeft, pTop, pWidth, pHeight, _ Selection.Range MsgBox "Left = " & pLeft & vbLf _ & "Top = " & pTop & vbLf _ & "Width = " & pWidth & vbLf _ & "Height = " & pHeight

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