If Word is not running, GetObject(, "Word.Application") will return Nothing. You must test for that case and use CreateObject if necessary:

On Error Resume Next
Set wdWordApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
If wdWordApp Is Nothing Then
Set wdWordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
End If
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"LongWayFromHome" wrote in message ...
OK. Adding the Word library reference cleared all the compile errors shown
above. Thank you!

Now I am getting new "Method or Data Member not found" compile errors. I
obviously made a mistake in attempting to follow your direction about
deriving Dialogs from a Word.Application object. Here are the lines I think
might be pertinent. The errors occur on all the .Methods:

Dim wdWordApp As Word.Application
Dim wdItem As Word.MailMessage
Set wdWordApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")

Set wdItem = wdWordApp.MailMessage
With wdItem
' .Subject = mysubject
' .Body = ActiveDocument.Content
Set Datarange = Maillist.Tables(1).Cell(Counter, 1).Range
Datarange.End = Datarange.End - 1
' .To = Datarange
For i = 2 To Maillist.Tables(1).Columns.Count
Set Datarange = Maillist.Tables(1).Cell(Counter, i).Range
Datarange.End = Datarange.End - 1
' .Attachments.Add Trim(Datarange.Text), olByValue, 1
Next i
' .Send
End With