Word.SelectionMode enum

Package:

word

Represents where the cursor (insertion point) is set in the document after a selection.

Remarks

API set: WordApi 1.1

Used by

• Word.Body: select
• Word.ContentControl: select
• Word.Field: select
• Word.InlinePicture: select
• Word.Paragraph: select
• Word.Range: select
• Word.Table: select
• Word.TableRow: select

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/35-ranges/scroll-to-range.yaml

// Moves the insertion point to the end of the final paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const lastRange: Word.Range = context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().getRange();
  const selectionMode: Word.SelectionMode = Word.SelectionMode.end;
  lastRange.select(selectionMode);

  await context.sync();
});

Fields

end = "End"	The cursor is at the end of the selection (just after the end of the selected range). API set: WordApi 1.1
select = "Select"	The entire range is selected. API set: WordApi 1.1
start = "Start"	The cursor is at the beginning of the selection (just before the start of the selected range). API set: WordApi 1.1