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Q175926: WD97: How to Select the Current Paragraph Using VBA Code

Article: Q175926
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word8 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 describes how to select the current paragraph the cursor is in
using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code.

MORE INFORMATION
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In Word 97, the WordBasic programming language was replaced with Visual Basic for
Applications. In WordBasic, you used the following code to select the current
paragraph:

     EditGoTo "\para"

To select the current paragraph using Visual Basic for Applications code, you can
use one of the following alternative methods.

Method 1: Using the GoTo Method
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You can use the GoTo method of the Selection object to select the current
paragraph, as in the following Visual Basic statement:

     Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\para"

Method 2: Using the StartOf and MoveEnd Methods
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You can use the StartOf and MoveEnd methods of the Selection object to select
from the beginning to the end of the paragraph, as in the following Visual Basic
statements:

     Selection.StartOf Unit:=wdParagraphm
     Selection.MoveEnd Unit:=wdParagraph

Method 3: Using the Select Method
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If you know the number of the paragraph you want to select, you can use the
following statement:

     Selection.Paragraphs(n).Range.Select

where n is the number of the paragraph you want to select. For example, the
following statement selects the third paragraph in the document:

     Selection.Paragraphs(3).Range.Select

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


Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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