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BuildingBlockEntries.Add Method

Word Developer Reference

Creates a new building block entry in a template and returns a BuildingBlock object that represents the new building block entry.

Syntax

expression.Add(Name, Type, Category, Range, Description, InsertOptions)

expression   An expression that returns a BuildingBlockEntries object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Name Required String Specifies the name of the building block entry. Corresponds to the Name property of the BuildingBlock object.
Type Required WdBuildingBlockTypes Specifies the type of building block to create. Corresponds to the Type property of the BuildingBlock object.
Category Required String Specifies the category of the new building block entry. Corresponds to the Category property of the BuildingBlock object.
Range Required Range Specifies the value of the buildling block entry. Corresponds to the Value property of the BuildingBlock object.
Description Optional Variant Specifies the description of the buildling block entry. Corresponds to the Description property of the BuildingBlock object.
InsertOptions Optional WdDocPartInsertOptions Specifies whether the building block entry is inserted as a page, a paragraph, or inline. If omitted, the default value is wdInsertContent. Corresponds to the InsertOptions property for the BuildingBlock object.

Return Value
BuildingBlock

Example

The following example creates a new building block entry and adds it to the template attached to the active document, and than sets the value of the building block to the selected text.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Dim objTemplate As Template
Dim objBB As BuildingBlock

Set objTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate Set objBB = objTemplate.BuildingBlockEntries.Add("Author Name", _ wdTypeCustomTextBox, "Custom", Selection.Range)

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