Range.Expand method (Word)

Expands the specified range or selection. Returns the number of characters added to the range or selection. Long.

Syntax

expression. Expand( _Unit_ )

expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Unit Optional Variant The unit by which to expand the range. Can be one of the following WdUnits constants: wdCharacter, wdWord, wdSentence, wdParagraph, wdSection, wdStory, wdCell wdColumn, wdRow, or wdTable.

Example

This example creates a range that refers to the first word in the active document, and then it expands the range to reference the first paragraph in the document.

Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Words(1) 
myRange.Expand Unit:=wdParagraph

This example capitalizes the first character in the selection and then expands the selection to include the entire sentence.

With Selection 
 .Characters(1).Case = wdTitleSentence 
 .Expand Unit:=wdSentence 
End With

See also

Range Object

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