ListEntries Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

ListEntries Property

       

Returns a ListEntries collection that represents all the items in a DropDown object.

expression.ListEntries

expression   Required. An expression that returns a DropDown object.

Remarks

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.

Example

This example retrieves the text of the active item from the drop-down form field named "DropDown1."

Set myField = ActiveDocument.FormFields("DropDown1").DropDown
num = myField.Value
myName = myField.ListEntries(num).Name

This example retrieves the total number of items in the active drop-down form field (the document should be protected for forms). If there are two or more items, this example sets the second item as the active item.

Set myField = Selection.FormFields(1)
If myfield.Type = wdFieldFormDropDown Then
    num = myField.DropDown.ListEntries.Count
    If num >= 2 Then myField.DropDown.Value = 2
End If