SelectionObject Object

Represents the text selected in the page window in Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer.

Interfaces
This object implements the following interfaces

• IHTMLSelectionObject
• IHTMLElement

Remarks

Use the selection property of the Document object to return a SelectionObject object. The following example accesses the selection in the active document.

Dim objSelection As SelectionObject
Set objSelection = ActiveDocument.Selection

The SelectionObject object contains methods, such as the clear method, that allow you to clear the contents of the selection if the type property for the selection returns "text". The following example clears the contents of the current selection.

If ActiveDocument.Selection.Type = "Text" Then _
    ActiveDocument.Selection.Clear

Use the empty method to clear the contents of a selection if the type property returns something other than "text".

If ActiveDocument.Selection.Type <> "Text" Then _
    ActiveDocument.Selection.empty

Use the createRange method to create a TextRange object to access additional properties and methods that you can perform on the selected text.

Dim objRange As TextRange
Set objRange = ActiveDocument.Selection.createRange

See Also

• SelectionObject Object Members