Document.CreateLetterContent method (Word)
Creates and returns a LetterContent object based on the specified letter elements. LetterContent object.
Syntax
expression. CreateLetterContent( _DateFormat_ , _IncludeHeaderFooter_ , _PageDesign_ , _LetterStyle_ , _Letterhead_ , _LetterheadLocation_ , _LetterheadSize_ , _RecipientName_ , _RecipientAddress_ , _Salutation_ , _SalutationType_ , _RecipientReference_ , _MailingInstructions_ , _AttentionLine_ , _Subject_ , _CCList_ , _ReturnAddress_ , _SenderName_ , _Closing_ , _SenderCompany_ , _SenderJobTitle_ , _SenderInitials_ , _EnclosureNumber_ , _InfoBlock_ , _RecipientCode_ , _RecipientGender_ , _ReturnAddressShortForm_ , _SenderCity_ , _SenderCode_ , _SenderGender_ , _SenderReference_ )
expression Required. A variable that represents a Document object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DateFormat | Required | String | The date for the letter. |
| IncludeHeaderFooter | Required | Boolean | True to include the header and footer from the page design template. |
| PageDesign | Required | String | The name of the template attached to the document. |
| LetterStyle | Required | WdLetterStyle | The document layout. |
| Letterhead | Required | Boolean | True to reserve space for a preprinted letterhead. |
| LetterheadLocation | Required | WdLetterheadLocation | The location of the preprinted letterhead. |
| LetterheadSize | Required | Single | The amount of space (in points) to be reserved for a preprinted letterhead. |
| RecipientName | Required | String | The name of the person who'll be receiving the letter. |
| RecipientAddress | Required | String | The mailing address of the person who'll be receiving the letter. |
| Salutation | Required | String | The salutation text for the letter. |
| SalutationType | Required | WdSalutationType | The salutation type for the letter. |
| RecipientReference | Required | String | The reference line text for the letter (for example, "In reply to:"). |
| MailingInstructions | Required | String | The mailing instruction text for the letter (for example, "Certified Mail"). |
| AttentionLine | Required | String | The attention line text for the letter (for example, "Attention:"). |
| Subject | Required | String | The subject text for the specified letter. |
| CCList | Required | String | The names of the carbon copy (CC) recipients for the letter. |
| ReturnAddress | Required | String | The text of the return mailing address for the letter. |
| SenderName | Required | String | The name of the person sending the letter. |
| Closing | Required | String | The closing text for the letter. |
| SenderCompany | Required | String | The company name of the person creating the letter. |
| SenderJobTitle | Required | String | The job title of the person creating the letter. |
| SenderInitials | Required | String | The initials of the person creating the letter. |
| EnclosureNumber | Required | Long | The number of enclosures for the letter. |
| InfoBlock | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| RecipientCode | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| RecipientGender | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| ReturnAddressShortForm | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| SenderCity | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| SenderCode | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| SenderGender | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| SenderReference | Optional | Variant | This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
Return value
LetterContent
Example
The following example uses the CreateLetterContent method to create a new LetterContent object in the active document and then uses this object with the RunLetterWizard method.
Set myLetter = ActiveDocument _
.CreateLetterContent(DateFormat:="July 31, 1996", _
IncludeHeaderFooter:=False, PageDesign:="", _
LetterStyle:=wdFullBlock, Letterhead:=True, _
LetterheadLocation:=wdLetterTop, _
LetterheadSize:=InchesToPoints(1.5), _
RecipientName:="Dave Edson", _
RecipientAddress:="436 SE Main St." & vbCr _
& "Bellevue, WA 98004", _
Salutation:="Dear Dave,", _
SalutationType:=wdSalutationInformal, _
RecipientReference:="", MailingInstructions:="", _
AttentionLine:="", Subject:="End of year report", _
CCList:="", ReturnAddress:="", _
SenderName:="", Closing:="Sincerely yours,", _
SenderCompany:="", SenderJobTitle:="", _
SenderInitials:="", EnclosureNumber:=0)
ActiveDocument.RunLetterWizard LetterContent:=myLetter
See also
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