Selection.ExtendMode Property 

Determines if Extend mode is active.

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

Usage

Dim selection1 As Selection

Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = selection1.ExtendMode

Dim sampleValue As Boolean
selection1.ExtendMode = sampleValue

Syntax

Property ExtendMode() As Boolean
bool ExtendMode {get; set;}
property Boolean ExtendMode{
    Boolean get();
    Void set(Boolean);
}
public boolean get_ExtendMode();
public void set_ExtendMode(boolean);
function get ExtendMode() : Boolean;
function set ExtendMode(Boolean);

Remarks

This property returns True if Extend mode is active, and False if not.

When Extend mode is active, the Extend argument of the following methods is True by default: EndKey, HomeKey, MoveDown, MoveLeft, MoveRight, and MoveUp. Also, the letters "EXT" appear on the status bar.

This property can only be set during run time. The Extend arguments of the EndOf and StartOf methods are not affected by this property.

Thread Safety

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

Platforms

Development Platforms

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

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

Selection Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Selection Members