outerText Property

Returns or sets a String that represents the text, without HTML, of the specified object.

expression.outerText

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

See also the innerHTML, innerText, and outerHTML properties.

Example

The following example replaces the active element with a BLOCKQUOTE element and places the existing text for the active element, without any assocatiate HTML, into the new BLOCKQUOTE element.

Note  This example will remove any custom formatting, such as bold and italics, and if the active element is the BODY element, it would also remove paragraph-level formatting, such as tables and paragraphs.

With ActiveDocument.activeElement
    .outerHTML = "<blockquote>" & _
    .outerText & "</blockquote>"
End With

Applies to | FPHTMLAnchorElement Object | FPHTMLAreaElement Object | FPHTMLBaseElement Object | FPHTMLBaseFontElement Object | FPHTMLBGsound Object | FPHTMLBlockElement Object | FPHTMLBody Object | FPHTMLBRElement Object | FPHTMLButtonElement Object | FPHTMLCommentElement Object | FPHTMLDDElement Object | FPHTMLDivElement Object | FPHTMLDivPosition Object | FPHTMLDListElement Object | FPHTMLDTElement Object | FPHTMLEmbed Object | FPHTMLFieldSetElement Object | FPHTMLFontElement Object | FPHTMLFormElement Object | FPHTMLFrameBase Object | FPHTMLFrameElement Object | FPHTMLFrameSetSite Object | FPHTMLFrontPageBotElement Object | FPHTMLHeaderElement Object | FPHTMLHRElement Object | FPHTMLIFrame Object | FPHTMLImg Object | FPHTMLInputButtonElement Object | FPHTMLInputFileElement Object | FPHTMLInputHiddenElement Object | FPHTMLInputImage Object | FPHTMLInputTextElement Object | FPHTMLIsIndexElement Object | FPHTMLLabelElement Object | FPHTMLLegendElement Object | FPHTMLLIElement Object | FPHTMLLinkElement Object | FPHTMLListElement Object | FPHTMLMapElement Object | FPHTMLMarqueeElement Object | FPHTMLMetaElement Object | FPHTMLNextIdElement Object | FPHTMLNoShowElement Object | FPHTMLObjectElement Object | FPHTMLOListElement Object | FPHTMLOptionElement Object | FPHTMLParaElement Object | FPHTMLPhraseElement Object | FPHTMLScriptElement Object | FPHTMLSelectElement Object | FPHTMLSpanElement Object | FPHTMLSpanFlow Object | FPHTMLStyleElement Object | FPHTMLTable Object | FPHTMLTableCaption Object | FPHTMLTableCell Object | FPHTMLTableCol Object | FPHTMLTableRow Object | FPHTMLTableSection Object | FPHTMLTemplateRegionElement Object | FPHTMLTextAreaElement Object | FPHTMLTextElement Object | FPHTMLTitleElement Object | FPHTMLUListElement Object | FPHTMLUnknownElement Object | FPHTMLWebPartElement Object | FPHTMLWebPartZoneElement Object | FPHTMLXSLElement Object | FPHTMLXSLWebPartElement Object | IHTMLElement Object