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In Word 97, the WordBasic programming language was replaced with Visual
Basic for Applications. In WordBasic, you used the following code to select
the current paragraph:
EditGoTo "\para"
To select the current paragraph using Visual Basic for Applications code,
you can use one of the following alternative methods.
Method 1: Using the GoTo Method
You can use the GoTo method of the Selection object to select the current
paragraph, as in the following Visual Basic statement:
Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\para"
Method 2: Using the StartOf and MoveEnd Methods
You can use the StartOf and MoveEnd methods of the Selection object to
select from the beginning to the end of the paragraph, as in the following
Visual Basic statements:
Selection.StartOf Unit:=wdParagraphm
Selection.MoveEnd Unit:=wdParagraph
Method 3: Using the Select Method
If you know the number of the paragraph you want to select, you can use the
following statement:
Selection.Paragraphs(n).Range.Select
where n is the number of the paragraph you want to select. For example, the
following statement selects the third paragraph in the document:
Selection.Paragraphs(3).Range.Select
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications