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Moving the Insertion Point to the Beginning of a Line
Summary: If you need to move the insertion point within your macro, then you’ll want to note the HomeKey method, described in this tip. It can be used to move the insertion point to the beginning of a line of text. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)
If you need to move the insertion point to the beginning of a line while running a VBA macro, it is done with the HomeKey method. Syntax examples are as follows:
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdMove Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend
The first line simply moves the insertion point, the second moves it and selects all the text between the current insertion point and the start of the line.
Tip #790 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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