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Inserting text is a common occurrence in macros. You may need the macro to insert numbers, do some standardization on wording, or some other text insertion. The following VBA code lines each insert a different type of text:
Selection.TypeText Text:="this text" Selection.TypeText Text:=MyText Selection.InsertParagraph
Each of the three lines inserts something at the current insertion point. The first line inserts everything between the quote marks, the second inserts the value of the MyText variable, and the third inserts a paragraph mark (an empty line).
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2023-10-03 15:44:28
I am trying to format cells and insert text (a checkbox) in each SELECTED cell in a table. This is for specific place keeping in my plant emergency procedures. The cells format properly, but the text will only insert in the FIRST selected cell. I do not know how to create a loop to go to each selected cell. I can't just tell it a specific column or row, because the areas where checkboxes are needed can be scattered all over the place due to the nature of the procedures. I need to be able to manually select multiple cells.
Example VBA:
Sub CkBox2()
'
' CkBox2 Macro
' Inserts check box in each SELECTED cell.
'
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Normal")
Selection.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = wdAlignParagraphRight
Selection.ParagraphFormat.SpaceBefore = 6
Selection.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = 6
Selection.Font.Size = 14
Selection.TypeText Text:=""
Selection.InsertSymbol Font:="Wingdings", CharacterNumber:=168, Unicode:=True
End Sub
Using this, I end up with: (see Figure 1 below)
Figure 1. Result of my macro
2021-04-20 05:22:10
Peter
I can't solve the following problem: I need to find and then move a piece of text using VBA. The text is formatted (fragments are marked with italic).
How do I do it:
footText = Selection.Text
...
[another] Selection.Text = footText
Of course, only text is transferred. Is it possible to transfer the formatting in the found text as well?
2016-04-17 06:59:36
Ken Endacott
Mike,
This should do what you want.
Sub LeftAndRight()
Dim leftString As String
Dim rightString As String
Dim printWidth As Single
With ActiveDocument.PageSetup
printWidth = .PageWidth - .LeftMargin - .RightMargin - .Gutter
End With
loopback:
leftString = InputBox("Text to the left")
If leftString = "" Then Exit Sub
rightString = InputBox("Text to the right")
If rightString = "" Then Exit Sub
Selection.TypeText leftString & Chr(9) & rightString
With Selection.Paragraphs(1).TabStops
.ClearAll
.Add Position:=printWidth, _
Alignment:=wdAlignTabRight, Leader:=wdTabLeaderSpaces
End With
Selection.TypeText vbCrLf
GoTo loopback
End Sub
2016-04-17 00:37:56
I would like to type text left aligned, then type different text right aligned, on the same line, from VBA. Do you know how to do that?
Thanks,
Mike
2015-10-07 00:15:49
sunwukong
I have text like this aaa bbb ccc U+21d73
I would like to be able to search thru the text and copy the 21d73 part and a trailing space just after the U+21d73 part and then insert the 21d73 part and then highlight only that part and once selected reveal / convert it to a Chinese Character (CTRL+X). Then loop back to find the next U+ character code.
2015-09-09 14:05:00
Bill
Well, this used to work great for word 2010 to insert standard comments into a work comment field. Now with 2013, this is, of course, broken. "the typetext method or property is not avaialble because the current selection is editing a non editable portion of the reviewing pane" which is a complete piece of bunk; it *is* editing the editable portion of the reviewing pane, as evidenced by my typing into it. More de-contented SW from the people who thoguht nausea-inducing cursors were more useful than macros. Arrgh
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