Document.GetLetterContent Method

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Retrieves letter elements from the specified document and returns a LetterContent object.

Syntax

expression.GetLetterContent

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Document object.

Return Value
LetterContent

Example

This example displays the salutation and recipient name from the letter in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  MsgBox ActiveDocument.GetLetterContent.Salutation _
    & ActiveDocument.GetLetterContent.RecipientName

This example retrieves letter elements from the active document, changes the list of carbon copy (CC) recipients by setting the CClist property, and then uses the SetLetterContent method to update the active document to reflect the changes.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myLetterContent = ActiveDocument.GetLetterContent
With myLetterContent
    .CCList = "J. Burns, L. Scarpaczyk, K. Wong"
    .RecipientName = "Amy Anderson"
    .RecipientAddress = "123 Main" & vbCr & "Bellevue, WA  98004"
    .LetterStyle = wdFullBlock
End With
ActiveDocument.SetLetterContent LetterContent:=myLetterContent

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