microsoft.public.word.vba.general

Thanks very much, Ben! Like you, I am learning the utility of setting a Range.
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Barbara Hill


"Benjamino5" wrote:

> Barbara,
>
> You can use "Selection.Paragraphs.First" or "Selection.Paragraphs(1)" to
> refer to the first paragraph in the selection (this works even if the
> "selection" is just the cursor sitting in the paragraph). You can do
> something similar for other objects--(mySentence.Paragraphs(1) or
> Selection.Sentences(1).
>
> I'd also recommend using the Range object whenever possible. I'm no expert,
> but as I've learned more about VBA, I've found the Range object to be
> incredibly useful in many of the places where I first thought I had to use
> the Selection object. (Obviously here, you're starting with the Selection
> object, but in other cases, it can help.) You don't have to worry about
> what's selected if you use a Range, and you can use Selection and Range
> together to do interesting things.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ben
>
>
>
>
> "Barbara" wrote:
>
> > I am working on a macro to format graphics. (I owe it mainly to one of the
> > Word MVPs, but I have forgotten exactly where I found it. I am grateful to
> > the author, whoever it was.)
> >
> > The macro starts by checking whether a floating shape, in-line shape, or
> > neither is selected. The in-line case is the one where I need some help. I
> > want to convert it to a floating shape and specify some layout settings. That
> > part is working fine. I also want to check whether the shape is in an
> > otherwise empty paragraph and, if so, delete the paragraph, leaving the shape
> > anchored to the preceding paragraph.
> >
> > My current strategy is:
> >
> > If an in-line shape is selected, then,
> > If the paragraph where the selection starts contains two characters
> > (namely, the shape and the paragraph break),
> > move the shape up one paragraph,
> > delete the now-empty paragraph
> > end if
> > convert to a floating shape
> > end if
> > etc.
> >
> > After looking around on this site and the Word MVP site, I have constructed
> > an expression that works (I think) for "the paragraph where the selection
> > starts." But it is astonishingly long and obscure.
> >
> > What is the simplest way of writing this expression? It seems like this is a
> > rather basic concept (also applicable to "the paragraph that holds this
> > sentence," "the table that holds this cell," "the section that holds this
> > character,"...) But I'm not finding any info about how to refer to it.
> >
> > Thanks for all your help!
> > --
> > Barbara Hill