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Selection.TypeParagraphThe TypeParagraph method is always used with the Selection object. As was mentioned, using TypeParagraph is the equivalent to pressing Enter in your document. This means that if anything was selected when the command is executed, the selection is replaced by the blank paragraph that the macro inserts.
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2018-12-06 14:43:26
Mitch
Hi Allen,
I am trying to insert text into a table cell.
The text cursor is in the cell, and I'm using Selection.TypeText and Selection.TypeParagraph to insert the text.
Although this has worked in the past, for some reason, recently, TypeParagraph does not appear to be working reliably.
It is as though it adds the paragraph mark following the cursor, so that any new text I add is placed on the original line, before the paragraph character, and not on the new line.
Have you seen this behavior before, or know what might cause it?
Do you have any insights or suggestions about this?
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