Selection.Text property (Word)
Returns or sets the text in the specified selection. Read/write String.
Syntax
expression.Text
expression A variable that represents a Selection object.
Remarks
The Text property returns the plain, unformatted text of the selection. When you set this property, the text of the range or selection is replaced.
Example
This example displays the text in the selection. If nothing is selected, the character following the insertion point is displayed.
MsgBox Selection.Text
This example inserts 10 lines of text into a new document.
Documents.Add
For i = 1 To 10
Selection.Text = "Line" & Str(i) & Chr(13)
Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=1
Next i
See also
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