seltext-property.md

title	keywords	f1_keywords	api_name	ms.assetid	ms.date	ms.localizationpriority
SelText property	fm20.chm2001890	fm20.chm2001890	Office.SelText	75b9c27f-f6f7-6445-6d86-a53f046c1db6	11/16/2018	medium

SelText property

Returns or sets the selected text of a control.

Syntax

object.SelText [= String ]

The SelText property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	Required. A valid object.
String	Optional. A string expression containing the selected text.

Remarks

If no characters are selected in the edit region of the control, the SelText property returns a zero length string. This property is valid regardless of whether the control has the focus.

See also

• Microsoft Forms examples
• Microsoft Forms reference
• Microsoft Forms concepts

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