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Field.Cut Method (Word)

Removes the specified field from the document and places it on the Clipboard.

Syntax

expression .Cut

expression Required. A variable that represents a Field object.

Example

This example deletes the first field in the active document and pastes the field at the insertion point.

If ActiveDocument.Fields.Count >= 1 Then 
 ActiveDocument.Fields(1).Cut 
 Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd 
 Selection.Paste 
End If

This example deletes the first word in the first paragraph and pastes the word at the end of the paragraph.

With ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range 
 .Words(1).Cut 
 .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd 
 .Move Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=-1 
 .Paste 
End With

This example deletes the contents of the selection and pastes them into a new document.

If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then 
 Selection.Cut 
 Documents.Add.Content.Paste 
End If

See Also

Concepts

Field Object

Field Object Members