Separator Property
Applies To
CaptionLabel object, Endnotes collection object, Footnotes collection object, TableOfAuthorities object.
Description
Endnotes or Footnotes object: Returns a Range object that represents the endnote or footnote separator. Read-only.
CaptionLabel object: Returns or sets the character between the chapter number and the sequence number. Can be one of the following WdSeparatorType constants: wdSeparatorColon, wdSeparatorEmDash, wdSeparatorEnDash, wdSeparatorHyphen, or wdSeparatorPeriod. Read/write Long.
TableOfAuthorities object: Returns or sets the characters (up to five) between the sequence number and the page number. A hyphen (-) is the default character. This property corresponds to the \d switch for a TOA field. Read/write String.
See Also
Add method (TablesOfAuthorities collection), ContinuationSeparator property, EntrySeparator property, NumberStyle property, PageNumberSeparator property, PageRangeSeparator property, ResetSeparator method.
Example
This example inserts a Figure caption, which has a colon (:) between the chapter number and the sequence number.
With CaptionLabels("Figure")
.Separator = wdSeparatorColon
.IncludeChapterNumber = True
End With
Selection.InsertCaption "Figure"
This example changes the footnote separator to a single border indented 3 inches from the right margin.
With ActiveDocument.Footnotes.Separator
.Delete
.Borders(wdBorderTop).LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.ParagraphFormat.RightIndent = InchesToPoints(3)
End With
This example inserts a table of authorities at the beginning of the active document, and then it formats the table to include a sequence number and a page number, separated by a hyphen (-).
Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Range(0, 0)
With ActiveDocument.TablesOfAuthorities.Add(Range:=myRange)
.IncludeSequenceName = "Chapter"
.Separator = "-"
End With