WD98: Macros to Move to Beginning, End of Paragraph

ID: Q183303

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

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.

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Macro to Move Insertion Point to the Beginning of a Paragraph

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

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

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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q89376
   TITLE     : Macros to Move to Beginning and End of Paragraph

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999