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Paragraph.Previous Method

Word Developer Reference

Returns the previous paragraph as a Paragraph object.

Syntax

expression.Previous(Count)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Paragraph object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Count Optional Variant The number of paragraphs by which you want to move back. The default value is 1.

Return Value
Paragraph

Example

This example selects the paragraph that precedes the selection in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Selection.Previous(Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=1).Select

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