Word.Application.Selection.md

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Application.Selection property (Word)	vbawd10.chm158334981	vbawd10.chm158334981	Word.Application.Selection	d2362378-06a1-3a1a-2bd0-358f190eb6f3	06/08/2017	medium

Application.Selection property (Word)

Returns the Selection object that represents a selected range or the insertion point. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Selection

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Example

This example displays the selected text.

If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then MsgBox Selection.Text

This example applies the Arial font and bold formatting to the selection.

With Selection.Font 
 .Bold = True 
 .Italic = False 
 .Name = "Arial" 
End With

If the insertion point isn't located in a table, the selection is moved to the next table.

If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = False Then 
 Selection.GoToNext What:=wdGoToTable 
End If

See also

Application Object

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