Selection.Move Method

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Collapses the specified selection to its start or end position and then moves the collapsed object by the specified number of units. This method returns a Long value that represents the number of units by which the selection was moved, or it returns 0 (zero) if the move was unsuccessful.

Syntax

expression.Move(Unit, Count)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Unit Optional WdUnits The unit by which to move the ending character position.
Count Optional Variant The number of units by which the specified range or selection is to be moved. If Count is a positive number, the object is collapsed to its end position and moved backward in the document by the specified number of units. If Count is a negative number, the object is collapsed to its start position and moved forward by the specified number of units. The default value is 1. You can also control the collapse direction by using the Collapse method before using the Move method. If the range or selection is in the middle of a unit or isn't collapsed, moving it to the beginning or end of the unit counts as moving it one full unit.

Return Value
Long

Remarks

The start and end positions of a collapsed range or selection are equal.

Applying the Move method to a range doesn't rearrange text in the document. Instead, it redefines the range to refer to a new location in the document.

If you apply the Move method to any range other than a Range object variable (for example, Selection.Paragraphs(3).Range.Move), the method has no effect.

Moving a Selection object collapses the selection and moves the insertion point either forward or backward in the document.

Example

This example moves the selection two words to the right and positions the insertion point after the second word's trailing space. If the move is unsuccessful, a message box indicates that the selection is at the end of the document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Selection.StoryType = wdMainTextStory Then
    wUnits = Selection.Move(Unit:=wdWord, Count:=2)
    If wUnits < 2 Then _
        MsgBox "Selection is at the end of the document"
End If

This example moves the selection forward three cells in the table.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
    Selection.Move Unit:=wdCell, Count:=3
End If

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