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Range.MoveStart(Object, Object) Method

Definition

Moves the start position of the specified range.

public int MoveStart (ref object Unit, ref object Count);
abstract member MoveStart : obj * obj -> int
Public Function MoveStart (Optional ByRef Unit As Object, Optional ByRef Count As Object) As Integer

Parameters

Unit
Object

Optional WdUnits. The unit by which start position of the specified range or selection is to be moved.

Count
Object

Optional Object. The maximum number of units by which the specified range or selection is to be moved. If Count is a positive number, the start position of the range or selection is moved forward in the document. If it's a negative number, the start position is moved backward. If the start position is moved forward to a position beyond the end position, the range or selection is collapsed and both the start and end positions are moved together. The default value is 1.

Returns

Remarks

This method returns an integer that indicates the number of units by which the start position or the range or selection actually moved, or it returns 0 (zero) if the move was unsuccessful.

Applies to