Selection.Collapse method (Word)

Collapses a selection to the starting or ending position. After a selection is collapsed, the starting and ending points are equal.

Syntax

expression. Collapse( _Direction_ )

expression Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Direction Optional Variant The direction in which to collapse the range or selection. Can be either of the following WdCollapseDirection constants: wdCollapseEnd or wdCollapseStart. The default value is wdCollapseStart.

Example

This example collapses the selection to an insertion point at the beginning of the previous selection.

Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart

See also

Selection Object

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