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Microsoft Office Word Primary Interop Reference
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Selection Interface
Selection Methods
BoldRun Method
Calculate Method
ClearFormatting Method
Collapse Method
ConvertToTable Method
ConvertToTableOld Method
Copy Method
CopyAsPicture Method
CopyFormat Method
CreateAutoTextEntry Method
CreateTextbox Method
Cut Method
Delete Method
DetectLanguage Method
EndKey Method
EndOf Method
EscapeKey Method
Expand Method
Extend Method
GoTo Method
GoToEditableRange Method
GoToNext Method
GoToPrevious Method
HomeKey Method
InRange Method
InsertAfter Method
InsertBefore Method
InsertBreak Method
InsertCaption Method
InsertCaptionXP Method
InsertCells Method
InsertColumns Method
InsertColumnsRight Method
InsertCrossReference Method
InsertCrossReference_2002 Method
InsertDateTime Method
InsertDateTimeOld Method
InsertFile Method
InsertFormula Method
InsertParagraph Method
InsertParagraphAfter Method
InsertParagraphBefore Method
InsertRows Method
InsertRowsAbove Method
InsertRowsBelow Method
InsertStyleSeparator Method
InsertSymbol Method
InsertXML Method
InStory Method
IsEqual Method
ItalicRun Method
LtrPara Method
LtrRun Method
Move Method
MoveDown Method
MoveEnd Method
MoveEndUntil Method
MoveEndWhile Method
MoveLeft Method
MoveRight Method
MoveStart Method
MoveStartUntil Method
MoveStartWhile Method
MoveUntil Method
MoveUp Method
MoveWhile Method
Next Method
NextField Method
NextRevision Method
NextSubdocument Method
Paste Method
PasteAndFormat Method
PasteAppendTable Method
PasteAsNestedTable Method
PasteExcelTable Method
PasteFormat Method
PasteSpecial Method
Previous Method
PreviousField Method
PreviousRevision Method
PreviousSubdocument Method
RtlPara Method
RtlRun Method
Select Method
SelectCell Method
SelectColumn Method
SelectCurrentAlignment Method
SelectCurrentColor Method
SelectCurrentFont Method
SelectCurrentIndent Method
SelectCurrentSpacing Method
SelectCurrentTabs Method
SelectRow Method
SetRange Method
Shrink Method
ShrinkDiscontiguousSelection Method
Sort Method
Sort2000 Method
SortAscending Method
SortDescending Method
SortOld Method
SplitTable Method
StartOf Method
ToggleCharacterCode Method
TypeBackspace Method
TypeParagraph Method
TypeText Method
WholeStory Method
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Selection.Delete Method 

Office 2003
Deletes the specified number of characters or words.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in microsoft.office.interop.word.dll)

VB
Copy 
'Usage
Dim Unit As Object
Dim Count As Object
Dim returnValue As Integer
Dim selection1 As Selection
returnValue = selection1.Delete(Unit, Count)
C#
C++
VB
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int Delete(
	[In, Optional] ref object Unit, 
	[In, Optional] ref object Count
);
J#
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public int Delete(
	/*in*/System.Object Unit, 
	/*in*/System.Object Count
);
JScript
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function Delete(
	 Unit : Object, 
	 Count : Object
) : int;

Parameters

Unit

Optional Object. The unit by which the collapsed range or selection is to be deleted. Can be one of the following WdUnits constants: wdCharacter (default) or wdWord.

Count

Optional Object. The number of units to be deleted. To delete units after the selection, collapse the selection and use a positive number. To delete units before the selection, collapse the selection and use a negative number.

This method returns an Integer value that indicates the number of items deleted, or it returns 0 (zero) if the deletion was unsuccessful.


Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Development Platforms

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000

Target Platforms

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