MailMergeFields.AddSet method (Word)

Adds a SET field to a mail merge main document. Returns a MailMergeField object.

Syntax

expression. AddSet( _Range_ , _Name_ , _ValueText_ , _ValueAutoText_ )

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'MailMergeFields' collection.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Range Required Range object The location for the SET field.
Name Required String The bookmark name that ValueText is assigned to.
ValueText Optional Variant The text associated with the bookmark specified by the Name argument.
ValueAutoText Optional Variant The AutoText entry that includes text associated with the bookmark specified by the Name argument. If this argument is specified, ValueText is ignored.

Return value

MailMergeField

Remarks

A SET field defines the text of the specified bookmark.

Example

This example adds a SET field at the beginning of the active document and then adds a REF field to display the text after the selection.

Dim rngTemp as Range 
 
Set rngTemp = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=0, End:=0) 
 
ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields.AddSet Range:=rngTemp, _ 
 Name:="Name", ValueText:="Joe Smith" 
Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd 
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _ 
 Type:=wdFieldRef, Text:="Name"

See also

MailMergeFields Collection Object

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