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TextRange.Words Method (PowerPoint)

Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text words.

Syntax

expression .Words(Start, Length)

expression A variable that represents a TextRange object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Start

Optional

Long

The first word in the returned range.

Length

Optional

Long

The number of words to be returned.

Return Value

TextRange

Remarks

For information about counting or looping through the words in a text range, see the TextRange object.

If both Start and Length are omitted, the returned range starts with the first word and ends with the last paragraph in the specified range.

If Start is specified but Length is omitted, the returned range contains one word.

If Length is specified but Start is omitted, the returned range starts with the first word in the specified range.

If Start is greater than the number of words in the specified text, the returned range starts with the last word in the specified range.

If Length is greater than the number of words from the specified starting word to the end of the text, the returned range contains all those words.

Example

This example formats as bold the second, third, and fourth words in the first paragraph in shape two on slide one in the active presentation.

Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2) _

    .TextFrame.TextRange.Paragraphs(1).Words(2, 3).Font _

    .Bold = True

See Also

Concepts

TextRange Object

TextRange Object Members