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Hello,

I have an Excel document which I have inserted some VBA code to open a word document; 

Set WordApp = CreateObject("word.Application")
WordApp.documents.Open NetworkAddress & FileName
WordApp.Visible = True


But I also want it to navigate to a page of my choosing, in this example, I have chosen page 8 as a random example; 
WordApp.Selection.Goto wdGoToPage, wdGoToNext, , 8 ' trying to go to page 8


But this just opens up the document and goes to page 29, which happens to be 'section' 8

I also tried this;
Selection.Goto What:=wdGoToPage, Which:=wdGoToNext, Name:="8"

But the debugger stopped it because it thinks that there is a syntax error

Could someone please explain the full method and give an example of the code that you place in Excel to open up a word document and navigate to a specific page

BTW - the same question has been asked here;
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-q...d-go-page.html

so you could either answer here or on the other thread, I don't mind

Many thanks,
Scooble
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this also does not work ?
WordApp.Selection.Goto What:=wdGoToPage, Which:=wdGoToNext, Name:="8"
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yes, your right, that doesn't work too. It opens up word and navigates to page 29 (which happens to be section 8)
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is it possible to sample word document that can be test. If you could post it on some public file share site like speedyshare.com and post back link to the ACTUAL FILE back here
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I tried using a working document and it would go to section instead of page.
when I use a blank document with lets say 5 pages, it always went to page 1.

I used several different lines of code and they all went to page 1 on the blank document; 

WordApp.Selection.Goto What:=wdGoToPage, Which:=wdGoToNext, Name:="5"  
WordApp.Selection.Goto What:=wdGoToPage, Count:=5 
WordApp.Selection.Goto wdGoToPage, wdGoToNext, , 5


does it work with you?
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Ah I see
The issue is this, you are trying to run the code from non- word application. It does not know what these mean "wdGoToPage", "wdGoToNext"

Try this
WordApp.Selection.Goto What:=1, Which:=2, Name:="8"
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rizvisa1, thank you so much. Had the exact same problem. This cleared it up.
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you are welcome anon.
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thats great, and it seems to work, however, what do these numbers mean?
What:=1, Which:=2,
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Word Developer Reference
Document.GoTo Method
Returns a Range object that represents the start position of the specified item, such as a page, bookmark, or field.
Syntax

expression.GoTo(What, Which, Count, Name)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
What Optional. Variant .
The kind of item to which the range or selection is moved. Can be one of the WdGoToItem constants.

Which . Optional. Variant.
The item to which the range or selection is moved. Can be one of the WdGoToDirection constants.

Count . Optional. Variant.
The number of the item in the document. The default value is 1. Only positive values are valid. To specify an item that precedes the range or selection, use wdGoToPrevious as the Which argument and specify a value for the Count value.

Name Optional. Variant.
If the What argument is wdGoToBookmark, wdGoToComment, wdGoToField, or wdGoToObject, this argument specifies a name. Only positive values are valid. To specify an item that precedes the range or selection, use wdGoToPrevious as the Which argument and specify a value for the Count argument.

Remarks
When you use the GoTo method with the wdGoToGrammaticalError, wdGoToProofreadingError, or wdGoToSpellingError constant, the Range that's returned includes any grammar error text or spelling error text.

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