Window.ActivePane property (Word)

Returns a Pane object that represents the active pane for the specified window. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.ActivePane

expression A variable that represents a Window object.

Example

This example splits the active window and then activates the next pane after the active pane.

With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow 
 .Split = True 
 .ActivePane.Next.Activate 
 MsgBox "Pane " & .ActivePane.Index & " is active" 
End With

This example activates the first window and displays tabs in the active pane.

With Application.Windows(1) 
 .Activate 
 .ActivePane.View.ShowTabs = True 
End With

See also

Window Object

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