Selection.MoveUp Method

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Moves the selection up and returns the number of units that it has been moved.

Syntax

expression.MoveUp(Unit, Count, Extend)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Unit Optional Variant The unit by which to move the selection. Can be one of the following WdUnits constants: wdLine, wdParagraph, wdWindow or wdScreen. The default value is wdLine. You can use the wdWindow constant for the Unit argument to move to the top or bottom of the active window. Regardless of the value of Count (greater than 1 or less than – 1), the wdWindow constant moves only one unit. Use the wdScreen constant to move more than one screen.
Count Optional Variant The number of units the selection is to be moved. The default value is 1.
Extend Optional Variant Specifies whether the selection is moved or extended. Can be either wdMove or wdExtend. If wdMove is used, the selection is collapsed to the endpoint and moved up. If wdExtend is used, the selection is extended up. The default value is wdMove.

Return Value
Long

Example

This example moves the selection to the beginning of the previous paragraph.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Selection.MoveRight
Selection.MoveUp Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=2, Extend:=wdMove

This example displays the current line number, moves the selection up three lines, and displays the current line number again.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  MsgBox "Line " & Selection.Information(wdFirstCharacterLineNumber)
Selection.MoveUp Unit:=wdLine, Count:=3, Extend:=wdMove
MsgBox "Line " & Selection.Information(wdFirstCharacterLineNumber)

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