Adds a field at the specified range.
Syntax
expression.Add(Range, Type, Text, PreserveFormatting)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Fields object.
Range Required Range. The range where you want to add the field. If the range isn't collapsed, the field replaces the range.
Type Optional Variant. The kind of field to be added. Can be one of the following WdFieldType constants:
| wdFieldAddin
wdFieldAdvance wdFieldAsk wdFieldAuthor wdFieldAutoNum wdFieldAutoNumLegal wdFieldAutoNumOutline wdFieldAutoText wdFieldAutoTextList wdFieldBarCode wdFieldComments wdFieldCompare wdFieldCreateDate wdFieldData wdFieldDatabase wdFieldDate wdFieldDDE wdFieldDDEAuto wdFieldDocProperty wdFieldDocVariable wdFieldEditTime wdFieldEmbed wdFieldEmpty wdFieldExpression wdFieldFileName wdFieldFileSize wdFieldFillIn wdFieldFootnoteRef wdFieldFormCheckBox wdFieldFormDropDown wdFieldFormTextInput wdFieldFormula wdFieldGlossary wdFieldGotoButton wdFieldHTMLActiveX wdFieldHyperlink wdFieldIf wdFieldImport wdFieldInclude wdFieldIncludePicture wdFieldIncludeText wdFieldIndex wdFieldIndexEntry wdFieldInfo |
wdFieldKeyWord
wdFieldLastSavedBy wdFieldLink wdFieldListNum wdFieldMacroButton wdFieldMergeField wdFieldMergeRec wdFieldMergeSeq wdFieldNext wdFieldNextIf wdFieldNoteRef wdFieldNumChars wdFieldNumPages wdFieldNumWords wdFieldOCX wdFieldPage wdFieldPageRef wdFieldPrint wdFieldPrintDate wdFieldPrivate wdFieldQuote wdFieldRef wdFieldRefDoc wdFieldRevisionNum wdFieldSaveDate wdFieldSection wdFieldSectionPages wdFieldSequence wdFieldSet wdFieldSkipIf wdFieldStyleRef wdFieldSubject wdFieldSubscriber wdFieldSymbol wdFieldTemplate wdFieldTime wdFieldTitle wdFieldTOA wdFieldTOAEntry wdFieldTOC wdFieldTOCEntry wdFieldUserAddress wdFieldUserInitials wdFieldUserName |
The default value is wdFieldEmpty.
Text Optional Variant. Additional text needed for the field. For example, if you want to specify a switch for the field, you would add it here.
PreserveFormatting Optional Variant. True to have the formatting that's applied to the field preserved during updates.
Remarks
You cannot insert some fields (such as wdFieldOCX and wdFieldFormCheckBox) by using the Add method of the Fields collection. Instead, you must use specific methods such as the AddOLEControl method and the Add method for the FormFields collection.