Selection.ColumnSelectMode Property (Word)
True if column selection mode is active. Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression .ColumnSelectMode
expression A variable that represents a Selection object.
Remarks
When this mode is active, the letters "COL" appear on the status bar.
Example
This example selects a column of text that's two words across and three lines deep. The example copies the selection to the Clipboard and cancels column selection mode.
With Selection
.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
.ColumnSelectMode = True
.MoveRight Unit:=wdWord, Count:=2, Extend:=wdExtend
.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=2, Extend:=wdExtend
.Copy
.ColumnSelectMode = False
End With