BuildingBlockEntries.Add Method (Word)

Creates a new building block entry in a template and returns a BuildingBlock object that represents the new building block entry.

Syntax

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

expression An expression that returns a BuildingBlockEntries 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.
Type	Required	WdBuildingBlockTypes	Specifies the type of building block to create. Corresponds to the Type property of the BuildingBlock object.
Category	Required	String	Specifies the category of the new building block entry. Corresponds to the Category 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 creates a new building block entry and adds it to the template attached to the active document, and than sets the value of the building block to the selected text.

Dim objTemplate As Template 
Dim objBB As BuildingBlock 
 
Set objTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate 
Set objBB = objTemplate.BuildingBlockEntries.Add("Author Name", _ 
 wdTypeCustomTextBox, "Custom", Selection.Range)

See Also

Concepts

BuildingBlockEntries Object Members

BuildingBlockEntries Collection