Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 16, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
There may be times in your macros when you need to determine the number of pages in a document. The following code will tell you the number of pages in a document:
TtlPgs = Selection.Information(wdNumberOfPagesInDocument)
After executing this code, the value of TtlPgs represents the total number of physical pages in the document.
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