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ReplaceSelection Property

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ReplaceSelection Property
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True if the result of typing or pasting replaces the selection. False if the result of typing or pasting is added before the selection, leaving the selection intact. Read/write Boolean.

expression.ReplaceSelection

expression   Required. An expression that returns an Options object.

Example

This example sets Microsoft Word to add the result of typing or pasting before the selection, leaving the selection intact.

  Options.ReplaceSelection = False

This example returns the status of the Typing replaces selection option on the Edit tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu).

  temp = Options.ReplaceSelection