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Range.InsertBefore Method (Word)

Inserts the specified text before the specified range.

Syntax

expression .InsertBefore(Text)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Text

Required

String

The text to be inserted.

Remarks

After the text is inserted, the range is expanded to include the new text. If the range is a bookmark, the bookmark is also expanded to include the next text.

You can insert characters such as quotation marks, tab characters, and nonbreaking hyphens by using the Visual Basic Chr function with the InsertBefore method. You can also use the following Visual Basic constants: vbCr, vbLf, vbCrLf and vbTab.

Example

This example inserts the text "Introduction" as a separate paragraph at the beginning of the active document.

With ActiveDocument.Content 
 .InsertParagraphBefore 
 .InsertBefore "Introduction" 
End With

See Also

Concepts

Range Object

Range Object Members