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BuildingBlocks.Add Method

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Creates a new building block and returns a BuildingBlock object.

Syntax

expression.Add(Name, Range, Description, InsertOptions)

expression   An expression that returns a BuildingBlocks object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Name Required String Specifies the name of the building block entry. Corresponds to the Name property of the BuildingBlock object.
Range Required Range Specifies the value of the buildling block entry. Corresponds to the Value property of the BuildingBlock object.
Description Optional Variant Specifies the description of the buildling block entry. Corresponds to the Description property of the BuildingBlock object.
InsertOptions Optional WdDocPartInsertOptions Specifies whether the building block entry is inserted as a page, a paragraph, or inline. If omitted, the default value is wdInsertContent. Corresponds to the InsertOptions property for the BuildingBlock object.

Return Value
BuildingBlock

Example

The following example adds a new building block auto text entry to the first template in the collection of templates.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim objTemplate As Template

Set objTemplate = Templates(1)


objTemplate.BuildingBlockTypes(wdTypeAutoText) _
.Categories("General").BuildingBlocks _
.Add Name:="New Building Block", _
Range:=Selection.Range

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