Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback. Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStartįields Collection Object Support and feedback

This example inserts a DATE field at the beginning of the selection and then displays the result. Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEndĪ Range:=Selection.Range, _ The starting switch is set to begin at 3. This example inserts a LISTNUM field at the end of the selection.

Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart This example inserts a USERNAME field at the beginning of the selection. Instead, you must use specific methods such as the AddOLEControl method and the Add method for the FormFields collection. You cannot insert some fields (such as wdFieldOCX and wdFieldFormCheckBox) by using the Add method of the Fields collection. True to have the formatting that's applied to the field preserved during updates. For example, if you want to specify a switch for the field, you would add it here. The default value is wdFieldEmpty.Īdditional text needed for the field. On the Insert tab, click Quick parts and select Field. Create a placeholder, such as a Date field in a Microsoft Word document. For a list of valid constants, consult the Object Browser. Create a Placeholder in a Microsoft Word document. If the range isn't collapsed, the field replaces the range.Ĭan be any WdFieldType constant.

The range where you want to add the field. A variable that represents a ' Fields' collection. Add ( Range, Type, Text, PreserveFormatting)Įxpression Required. Returns the Field object at the specified range. Adds a Field object to the Fields collection.

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