Range.Start Property 

Returns or sets the starting character position of a range.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in microsoft.office.interop.word.dll)

Usage

Dim range1 As Range

Dim returnValue As Integer
returnValue = range1.Start

Dim sampleValue As Integer
range1.Start = sampleValue

Syntax

Property Start() As Integer
int Start {get; set;}
property Int32 Start{
    Int32 get();
    Void set(Int32);
}
public int get_Start();
public void set_Start(int);
function get Start() : int;
function set Start(int);

Remarks

If this property is set to a value larger than that of the End property, the End property is set to the same value as that of Start property.

Selection, Range, and Bookmark objects have starting and ending character positions. The starting position refers to the character position closest to the beginning of the story.

This property returns the starting character position relative to the beginning of the story. The main text story (wdMainTextStory) begins with character position 0 (zero). You can change the size of a selection, range, or bookmark by setting this property.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

Range Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Range Members