Play Sound Byte When Document Opens

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This is just a short novelty Microsoft Word Help and Tips Page to show you how you can use an API (Application Programming Interface) to play a sound byte when a Word document is opened.

Copy the following code to project module of the document:

Option Explicit
Private Declare Sub PlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" _
     (ByVal lpszName As String, _
     ByVal hModule As Long, _
    ByVal dwFlags As Long)
Private Const SOUND_FILENAME = &H20000

Sub AutoOpen()
Dim sndFileName As String
'Note: Change the next line to point to your sound file.
sndFileName = "C:\Sound 1.wav"
PlaySound sndFileName, 0&, SOUND_FILENAME
End Sub

See: Installing Macros for instructions on how to set up and use the macros listed above.

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