VBA-Excel: Get the Instance of already opened word document

For getting the instance of already opened Microsoft Word Document using Microsoft Excel, you need to follow the steps below:

• Create the object of Microsoft Word application object
• Make the MS Word visible
• Check the name of currently open word doc

Create the object of Microsoft Word application object

Set objWord = GetObject(,"Word.Application")

Make the MS Word visible

objWord.Visible = True

Check the name of currently open word doc

Msgbox objWord.ActiveDocument.Name

Complete Code:

Function FnGetOpenedDocInstance

   Set objWord = GetObject(,"Word.Application")

   objWord.Visible = True

   Msgbox objWord.ActiveDocument.Name

End Function

Also Read:

1. VBA-Excel: Appending Text to an Existing Word Document - at the End
2. VBA-Excel: Consolidator – Merge or Combine Multiple Excel Files Into One
3. Excel-VBA : Send Unique Images Embedded to Mail Body, With Every Mail From MS Outlook using Excel.
4. VBA-Excel: Maximize, Minimize and Restore Internet Explorer (IE) using Microsoft Excel.
5. VBA-Excel: Create and Save the Word document