Item Method

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Item method as it applies to the MailMergeDataFields object.

Returns a MailMergeDataField object from the specified MailMergeDataFields object.

expression.Item(varIndex)

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

varIndex  Required Variant. The number or name of the field to return.

Item method as it applies to the CellRange, Columns, Fields, MailMergeFilters, ObjectVerbs, Rows, Stories, and TabStops objects.

Returns an individual object in a specified collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Index  Required Long. The number of the object to return.

Item method as it applies to the WebHiddenFields and WebListBoxItems objects.

Returns a String corresponding to the value of a hidden field in a Web form or a list item in a Web list box control.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Index  Required Variant. The number or name of the field or list box item to return.

Item method as it applies to all the other objects in the Applies to list.

Returns an individual object in a specified collection.

expression.Item(Index)

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies to list.

Index  Required Variant. The number or name of the field or list box item to return.

Example

As it applies to the CellRange object.

This example returns the first cell from a CellRange object.

  Dim cllTemp As Cell

Set cllTemp = ActiveDocument.Pages(Index:=1) _
    .Shapes(1).Table.Cells.Item(Index:=1)

As it applies to the Columns object.

This example returns the first column from a Columns object.

  Dim colTemp As Column

Set colTemp = ActiveDocument.Pages(Index:=1) _
    .Shapes(1).Table.Columns.Item(Index:=1)

As it applies to the Fields object.

This example returns the first field from a Fields object.

  Dim fldTemp As Field

Set fldTemp = ActiveDocument.Pages(Index:=1) _
    .Shapes(1).TextFrame.TextRange.Fields.Item(Index:=1)

As it applies to the GroupShapes, ShapeRange, and Shapes object.

This example returns the first shape inside a grouped shape.

  Dim shpTemp As Shape

Set shpTemp = ActiveDocument.Pages(Index:=1) _
    .Shapes(1).GroupItems.Item(Index:=1)

As it applies to the MailMergeMappedDataFields object.

This example returns the "City" field from a mapped data fields object.

  Dim mmfTemp As MailMergeMappedDataField

Set mmfTemp = ActiveDocument.MailMerge _
    .DataSource.MappedDataFields.Item(Index:="City")

As it applies to the TextStyles object.

This example returns the "Normal" text style from the active publication.

  Dim txtStyle As TextStyle

Set txtStyle = ActiveDocument.TextStyles.Item(Index:="Normal")