Selection.Shrink Method 

Shrinks the selection to the next smaller unit of text.

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

Usage

Dim selection1 As Selection
selection1.Shrink()

Syntax

Sub Shrink()
void Shrink();
public: Void Shrink();
public void Shrink();
function Shrink();

Remarks

The progression of textual units is as follows: entire document, section, paragraph, sentence, word, insertion point.

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