Move Method

Collapses the specified range or selection to its start or end position and then moves the collapsed object by the specified number of units. This method returns a Long value that indicates the number of units by which the object was actually moved, or it returns 0 (zero) if the move was unsuccessful.

expression.Move(Unit, Count)

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Unit   Optional Variant. The unit by which the collapsed range or selection is to be moved. Can be one of the following WdUnits constants: wdCharacter, wdWord, wdSentence, wdParagraph, wdSection, wdStory, wdCell, wdColumn, wdRow, or wdTable. If expression    returns a Selection object, you can also use wdLine. The default value is wdCharacter.

Count   Optional Variant. The number of units by which the specified range or selection is to be moved. If Count is a positive number, the object is collapsed to its end position and moved forward in the document by the specified number of units. If Count is a negative number, the object is collapsed to its start position and moved backward by the specified number of units. The default value is 1. You can also control the collapse direction by using the Collapse method before using the Move method. If the range or selection is in the middle of a unit or isn't collapsed, moving it to the beginning or end of the unit counts as moving it one full unit.

Remarks

The start and end positions of a collapsed range or selection are equal.

Applying the Move method to a range doesn't rearrange text in the document. Instead, it redefines the range to refer to a new location in the document.

If you apply the Move method to any range other than a Range object variable (for example, Selection.Paragraphs(3).Range.Move), the method has no effect.

Moving a Selection object collapses the selection and moves the insertion point either forward or backward in the document.

Positions a task window or the active document window.

expression.Move(Left, Top)

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Left   Required Long. The horizontal screen position of the specified window.

Top   Required Long. The vertical screen position of the specified window.

Moves a style sheet's order of precedence.

expression.Move(Precedence)

expression    Required. An expression that returns a StyleSheet object.

Precedence   Required WdStyleSheetPrecedence. The precedence level.

This example starts the Calculator application (Calc.exe) and uses the Move method to reposition the application window.

Shell "Calc.exe"
With Tasks("Calculator")
    .WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
    .Move Top:=50, Left:=50
End With
				

This example sets Range1 to the first paragraph in the active document and then moves the range forward three paragraphs. After this macro is run, the insertion point is positioned at the beginning of the fourth paragraph.

Set Range1 = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range
With Range1
    .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
    .Move Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=3
    .Select
End With
				

This example moves the selection two words to the right and positions the insertion point after the second word's trailing space. If the move is unsuccessful, a message box indicates that the selection is at the end of the document.

If Selection.StoryType = wdMainTextStory Then
    wUnits = Selection.Move(Unit:=wdWord, Count:=2)
    If wUnits < 2 Then _
        MsgBox "Selection is at the end of the document"
End If
				

This example moves the selection forward three cells in the table.

If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
    Selection.Move Unit:=wdCell, Count:=3
End If