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WD97: wdParagraph, ColumnSelectMode Do Not Select Text Column

Article ID: 165268

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q165268

SYMPTOMS

In a Visual Basic for Applications macro, you cannot use the wdParagraph constant in conjunction with the ColumnSelectMode property to select a vertical column of text.

WORKAROUND

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Use the wdLine constant instead of the wdParagraph constant, as in the following example:

   Sub SelectVerticalColumn()
      With Selection
         .Collapse
         .ColumnSelectMode = True
         ' Count specifies the number of characters to the right
         ' to select. In this case the number is 3.
         .MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=3, Extend:=wdExtend
         ' Count specifies the number of Lines down
         ' to select. In this case the number is 2.
         .MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=2
      End With
   End Sub

Note: To cancel ColumnSelectMode, press Cancel or set ColumnSelectMode equal to False.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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