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’ve 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’ve 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’ve 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’ve 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’ve 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’ve 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’ve 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’ve 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