The following code can be used to open an existing
Word
document
Dim oWord As New Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application
Dim oDoc = oWord.Documents.Open(fileName)
oWord.Visible = True
oWord.WindowState = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdWindowState.wdWindowStateMaximize
Instead of the following code given in the question
Dim oWord As Word.Application = DirectCast(CreateObject("Word.Application"), Word.Application)
Dim oDoc As Word.Document = oWord.Documents.Add()
oWord.Visible = True