InsertAutoText Method

Attempts to match the text in the specified range or the text surrounding the range with an existing AutoText entry name. If any such match is found, InsertAutoText inserts the AutoText entry to replace that text. If a match cannot be found, an error occurs.

Note  You can use the Insert method with an AutoTextEntry object to insert a specific AutoText entry.

expression**.InsertAutoText**

expression Required. An expression that returns a Range object.

Example

This example inserts an AutoText entry that matches the text around a selection.

Documents.Add
Selection.TypeText "Best w"
Selection.Range.InsertAutoText

This example inserts an AutoText entry with a name that matches the first word in the active document.

Documents.Add
Selection.TypeText "In "
Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Words(1)
myRange.InsertAutoText

Applies to | Range Object

See Also | AutoTextEntries Collection Object | Insert Method