Q160059: WD97: Macros to Move to Beginning, End of Paragraph

Article: Q160059
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
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Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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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.

MORE INFORMATION
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Macro to Move Insertion Point to the Beginning of a Paragraph
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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
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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
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The following Visual Basic macro selects the current paragraph.

     Sub SelectCurrentParagraph()
         Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select
     End Sub

For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q89376 Macros to Move to Beginning and End of Paragraph

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

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Version           : WINDOWS:97
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