Flags Property
Returns or sets properties of the selection. Read/write WdSelectionFlags.
| WdSelectionFlags can be one of these WdSelectionFlags constants. |
| wdSelActive |
| wdSelOvertype |
| wdSelStartActive |
| wdSelAtEOL |
| wdSelReplace |
The return value of the Flags property is the sum of the WdSelectionFlags constants that apply to the selection.
Note Setting the Flags property to wdSelAtEOL wil make the end of the selection active.
expression.Flags
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Example
This example selects the first word in the active document. The first message box displays "False" because the end of the selection is active. The Flags property makes the beginning of the selection active, and the second message box displays "True."
ActiveDocument.Words(1).Select
MsgBox Selection.StartIsActive
Selection.Flags = wdSelStartActive
MsgBox Selection.StartIsActiveThis example turns on overtype mode for the selection.
Selection.Flags = wdSelStartActive