Range.Expand Method (Word)
Expands the specified range or selection. Returns the number of characters added to the range or selection. Long.
Syntax
expression .Expand(Unit)
expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Unit |
Optional |
Variant |
The unit by which to expand the range. Can be one of the following WdUnits constants:wdCharacter, wdWord, wdSentence, wdParagraph, wdSection, wdStory, wdCellwdColumn, wdRow, or wdTable. |
Example
This example creates a range that refers to the first word in the active document, and then it expands the range to reference the first paragraph in the document.
Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Words(1)
myRange.Expand Unit:=wdParagraph
This example capitalizes the first character in the selection and then expands the selection to include the entire sentence.
With Selection
.Characters(1).Case = wdTitleSentence
.Expand Unit:=wdSentence
End With