Open Word Window in VBA

Challis

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Hi,
Below is an exert of a code that transfers data from Excel to word via a series of .bookmarks. The macro opens a word template (.docx), populates certain bookmarks and saves in a defined directory.
Everything is working fine, with exception, I cannot get the word window to open. When users are using the spreadsheet, they assume the macro has not worked as Word does not appear on their desktop. Is there a way to make word do this, so when user runs the code, word appears over the top of excel on their monitor.

Thanks

Code:
                    'F) Activate word
                    Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
                    Set objdoc = objWord.documents.Add
                    objWord.Visible = True
                    objWord.documents.Open Filename:=fpathtemplate & "\" & fnametemplate
                    With objWord.activedocument
                    .bookmarks("Date").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 11).Text
                    .bookmarks("ReportNumber").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 10).Text
                    .bookmarks("EquipmentNumber").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 7).Text
                    .bookmarks("Heading_2").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 7).Text
                    .bookmarks("Unit").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 6).Text
                    .bookmarks("Area").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 5).Text
                    .bookmarks("WorkOrder").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 3).Text
                    .bookmarks("Person").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 12).Text
                        Select Case wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 9).Text
                        Case Is = "INT": .bookmarks("Heading_1").Range.Text = "Internal"
                        Case Is = "EXT": .bookmarks("Heading_1").Range.Text = "External"
                        End Select
                    .bookmarks("Extent").Range.Text = wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 9).Text
                    .bookmarks("HazardLevel").Range.Text = Application.VLookup(wsRegister.Cells(btmrow, 7), Range("tableEQUIPMENTNUMBER"), 8, False)
                    End With
                    'G) Save document
                    objWord.activedocument.SaveAs Filename:=Fpath & "\" & FVariable & "\" & Fname
                    Set objWord = Nothing
                    End Select
 

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You have set the document to visible but you're killing your Word container object with the following...
Code:
Set objWord = Nothing
So maybe stop that. If you want Word to be in the foreground there's API code available. Google FnSetForegroundWindow. HTH. Dave
 
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