Article ID: 212696
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q212696
SUMMARY
This article provides several sample macros using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. The first macro moves the insertion point to the beginning of the current paragraph. The second macro moves the insertion point to the end of the current paragraph. The third macro selects the current paragraph.
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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
Macro to Move Insertion Point to the Beginning of a Paragraph
NOTE: If the insertion point is already at the beginning of the paragraph, it is not moved.
Sub BeginningParagraph()
' The variable "char" will contain
' the number of characters moved.
Dim char As Long
char = Selection.StartOf(Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove)
End Sub
Macro to Move Insertion Point to the End of a Paragraph
NOTE: If the insertion point is already at the end of the paragraph, it is not moved.
Sub EndParagraph()
' The variable "char" will contain
' the number of characters moved.
Dim char As Long
char = Selection.EndOf(Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove)
Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
End Sub
Macro to Select the Current Paragraph
The following Visual Basic macro selects the current paragraph.
Sub SelectCurrentParagraph()
Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select
End Sub
REFERENCES
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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