WD97: Macros to Move to Beginning, End of Paragraph

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Macro to Move Insertion Point to the Beginning of a Paragraph

NOTE: If the insertion point is already at the beginning of the paragraph, it is not moved.

   Sub BeginningParagraph()
      ' The variable "char" will contain
      ' the number of characters moved.
      Dim char As Long
      char = Selection.StartOf(Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove)
   End Sub
				

Macro to Move Insertion Point to the End of a Paragraph

NOTE: If the insertion point is already at the end of the paragraph, it is not moved.

   Sub EndParagraph()
      ' The variable "char" will contain
      ' the number of characters moved.
      Dim char As Long
      char = Selection.EndOf(Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove)
      Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
   End Sub
				

Macro to Select the Current Paragraph

The following Visual Basic macro selects the current paragraph.

   Sub SelectCurrentParagraph()
       Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select
   End Sub
				

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