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Opens the specified document and adds it to the
Documents
collection. Returns a
Document
object.
Syntax
expression
.
Open
(
FileName
,
ConfirmConversions
,
ReadOnly
,
AddToRecentFiles
,
PasswordDocument
,
PasswordTemplate
,
Revert
,
WritePasswordDocument
,
WritePasswordTemplate
,
Format
,
Encoding
,
Visible
,
OpenConflictDocument
,
OpenAndRepair
,
DocumentDirection
,
NoEncodingDialog
)
expression
Required. A variable that represents a
Documents
object.
Parameters
Required/Optional
Data type
Description
Optional
Variant
True
to display the
Convert File
dialog box if the file isn't in Microsoft Word format.
ReadOnly
Optional
Variant
True
to open the document as read-only. This argument doesn't override the read-only recommended setting on a saved document. For example, if a document has been saved with read-only recommended turned on, setting the ReadOnly argument to
False
will not cause the file to be opened as read/write.
AddToRecentFiles
Optional
Variant
True
to add the file name to the list of recently used files at the bottom of the
File
menu.
PasswordDocument
Optional
Variant
The password for opening the document.
PasswordTemplate
Optional
Variant
The password for opening the template.
Revert
Optional
Variant
Controls what happens if FileName is the name of an open document.
True
to discard any unsaved changes to the open document and reopen the file.
False
to activate the open document.
WritePasswordDocument
Optional
Variant
The password for saving changes to the document.
WritePasswordTemplate
Optional
Variant
The password for saving changes to the template.
Format
Optional
Variant
The file converter to be used to open the document. Can be one of the
WdOpenFormat
constants. The default value is
wdOpenFormatAuto
. To specify an external file format, apply the
OpenFormat
property to a
FileConverter
object to determine the value to use with this argument.
Encoding
Optional
Variant
The document encoding (code page or character set) to be used by Microsoft Word when you view the saved document. Can be any valid
MsoEncoding
constant. For the list of valid
MsoEncoding
constants, see the Object Browser in the Visual Basic Editor. The default value is the system code page.
Visible
Optional
Variant
True
if the document is opened in a visible window. The default value is
True
.
OpenConflictDocument
Optional
Variant
Specifies whether to open the conflict file for a document with an offline conflict.
OpenAndRepair
Optional
Variant
True
to repair the document to prevent document corruption.
DocumentDirection
Optional
WdDocumentDirection
Indicates the horizontal flow of text in a document. The default value is
wdLeftToRight
.
NoEncodingDialog
Optional
Variant
True
to skip displaying the Encoding dialog box that Word displays if the text encoding cannot be recognized. The default value is
False
.
Return value
Document
Security
Important
Avoid using hard-coded passwords in your applications. If a password is required in a procedure, request the password from the user, store it in a variable, and then use the variable in your code. For recommended best practices on how to do this, see
Security notes for Office solution developers
.
Example
This example opens MyDoc.doc as a read-only document.
Sub OpenDoc()
Documents.Open FileName:="C:\MyFiles\MyDoc.doc", ReadOnly:=True
End Sub
This example opens Test.wp using the WordPerfect 6.x file converter.
Sub OpenDoc2()
Dim fmt As Variant
fmt = Application.FileConverters("WordPerfect6x").OpenFormat
Documents.Open FileName:="C:\MyFiles\Test.wp", Format:=fmt
End Sub
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