WD97: How to Select the Current Paragraph Using VBA Code

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to select the current paragraph the cursor is in using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code.

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   EditGoTo "\para"

Method 1: Using the GoTo Method

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

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:=wdParagraph
   Selection.MoveEnd Unit:=wdParagraph

Method 3: Using the Select Method

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

   Selection.Paragraphs(n).Range.Select

   Selection.Paragraphs(3).Range.Select

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications