Select Method

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Select Method

       

Select method as it applies to the Shape and ShapeRange objects.

Selects the specified object.

expression.Select(Replace)

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

Replace  Optional Variant.  If adding a shape, True replaces the selection. False adds the new shape to the selection.

Select method as it applies to all other objects in the Applies To list. 

Selects the specified object.

Note   After using this method, use the Selection property to work with the selected items. For more information, see Working with the Selection object.

expression.Select

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

Example

As it applies to the Range object.

This example selects the first paragraph in the active document.

Sub SelectParagraph()
    ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select
    Selection.Font.Bold = True
End Sub

As it applies to the Row object.

This example selects row one in table one of Report.doc.

Documents("Report.doc").Tables(1).Rows(1).Select

As it applies to the Field object.

This example updates and selects the first field in the active document.

ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = _
    wdFieldShadingWhenSelected
If ActiveDocument.Fields.Count >= 1 Then
    With ActiveDocument.Fields(1)
       .Update
       .Select
    End With
End If