Selection.Collapse Method
Collapses a selection to the starting or ending position.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub Collapse ( _
ByRef Direction As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Selection
Dim Direction As Object
instance.Collapse(Direction)
void Collapse(
ref Object Direction
)
Parameters
- Direction
Type: System.Object%
Optional Object. The direction in which to collapse the selection.
Can be either of the following WdCollapseDirection constants: wdCollapseEnd or wdCollapseStart. The default value is wdCollapseStart.
Remarks
If you use wdCollapseEnd to collapse a selection that refers to an entire paragraph, the selection is located after the ending paragraph mark (the beginning of the next paragraph). However, you can move the selection back one character by using the MoveEnd method after the selection is collapsed.