View.ExpandOutline Method

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Expands the text under the selection by one heading level.

Syntax

expression.ExpandOutline(Range)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a View object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Range Optional Range The range of paragraphs to be expanded. If this argument is omitted, the entire selection is expanded.

Remarks

If the document isn't in outline or master document view, an error occurs.

Example

This example expands every heading in the document by one level.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View
    .Type = wdOutlineView
    .ExpandOutline Range:=ActiveDocument.Content
End With

This example expands the active paragraph in the Document2 window.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Windows("Document2")
    .Activate
    .View.Type = wdOutlineView
    .View.ExpandOutline
End With

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