Selection.Previous Method

Returns a Range object relative to the specified selection.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Previous ( _
    ByRef Unit As Object, _
    ByRef Count As Object _
) As Range
'Usage
Dim instance As Selection
Dim Unit As Object
Dim Count As Object
Dim returnValue As Range

returnValue = instance.Previous(Unit, _
    Count)
Range Previous(
    ref Object Unit,
    ref Object Count
)

Parameters

  • Count
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. The number of units by which you want to move back. The default value is 1.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range

Remarks

If the selection is just after the specified Unit, the selection is moved to the previous unit.

See Also

Reference

Selection Interface

Selection Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace