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Sections.Add method (Word)

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Returns a Section object that represents a new section added to a document.

Syntax

expression.Add (Range, Start)

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Sections' collection.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Range Optional Variant The range before which you want to insert the section break. If this argument is omitted, the section break is inserted at the end of the document.
Start Optional Variant The type of section break you want to add. Can be one of the WdSectionStart constants. If this argument is omitted, a Next Page section break is added.

Example

This example adds a Next Page section break before the third paragraph in the active document.

Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(3).Range 
ActiveDocument.Sections.Add Range:=myRange

This example adds a Continuous section break at the selection.

Set myRange = Selection.Range 
ActiveDocument.Sections.Add Range:=myRange, _ 
 Start:=wdSectionContinuous

This example adds a Next Page section break at the end of the active document.

ActiveDocument.Sections.Add

See also

Sections Collection Object

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