Getting the headings from a Word document

Question

How do I get a list of all the headings in a word document by using VBA?

Answer 1

Fastest method for extracting of all headings (to LEVEL5).

Sub EXTRACT_HDNGS()
Dim WDApp As Word.Application    'WORD APP
Dim WDDoc As Word.Document       'WORD DOC

Set WDApp = Word.Application
Set WDDoc = WDApp.ActiveDocument

For Head_n = 1 To 5
Head = ("Heading " & Head_n)
WDApp.Selection.HomeKey wdStory, wdMove

    Do
       With WDApp.selection
      .MoveStart Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1    
      .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
       End with
        With WDApp.Selection.Find
          .ClearFormatting:          .text = "":     
          .MatchWildcards = False:   .Forward = True
          .Style = WDDoc.Styles(Head)
         If .Execute = False Then GoTo Level_exit
            .ClearFormatting
        End With

       Heading_txt = RemoveSpecialChar(WDApp.Selection.Range.text, 1):              Debug.Print Heading_txt
       Heading_lvl = WDApp.Selection.Range.ListFormat.ListLevelNumber:              Debug.Print Heading_lvl
       Heading_lne = WDDoc.Range(0, WDApp.Selection.Range.End).Paragraphs.Count:    Debug.Print Heading_lne
       Heading_pge = WDApp.Selection.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber):            Debug.Print Heading_pge

       If Wdapp.Selection.Style = "Heading 1" Then GoTo Level_exit
       Wdapp.Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
   Loop
Level_exit:
Next Head_n

End Sub