Document.GoTo Method (Word)

Returns a Range object that represents the start position of the specified item, such as a page, bookmark, or field.

Syntax

expression .GoTo(What, Which, Count, Name)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

What

Optional

Variant

The kind of item to which the range or selection is moved. Can be one of the WdGoToItem constants.

Which

Optional

Variant

The item to which the range or selection is moved. Can be one of the WdGoToDirection constants.

Count

Optional

Variant

The number of the item in the document. The default value is 1. Only positive values are valid. To specify an item that precedes the range or selection, use wdGoToPrevious as the Which argument and specify a value for the Count value.

Name

Optional

Variant

If the What argument is wdGoToBookmark, wdGoToComment, wdGoToField, or wdGoToObject, this argument specifies a name. Only positive values are valid. To specify an item that precedes the range or selection, use wdGoToPrevious as the Which argument and specify a value for the Count argument.

Remarks

When you use the GoTo method with the wdGoToGrammaticalError, wdGoToProofreadingError, or wdGoToSpellingError constant, the Range that's returned includes any grammar error text or spelling error text.

Example

This example sets R1 equal to the first footnote reference mark in the active document.

If ActiveDocument.Footnotes.Count >= 1 Then 
 Set R1 = ActiveDocument.GoTo(What:=wdGoToFootnote, _ 
 Which:=wdGoToFirst) 
 R1.Expand Unit:=wdCharacter 
End If

See Also

Concepts

Document Object

Document Object Members