Font Object

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Contains font attributes (such as font name, font size and color) for an object.

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Use the Font property to return the Font object. The following instruction applies bold formatting to the selection.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Selection.Font.Bold = True

The following example formats the first paragraph in the active document as 24point Arial and italic.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range
With myRange.Font
    .Bold = True
    .Name = "Arial"
    .Size = 24
End With

The following example changes the formatting of the Heading 2 style in the active document to Arial and bold.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.Styles(wdStyleHeading2).Font
    .Name = "Arial"
    .Italic = True
End With

You can use the New keyword to create a new, stand-alone Font object. The following example creates a Font object, sets some formatting properties, and then applies the Font object to the first paragraph in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myFont = New Font
myFont.Bold = True
myFont.Name = "Arial"
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range.Font = myFont

You can also duplicate a Font object by using the Duplicate property. The following example creates a new character style with the character formatting from the selection and italic formatting. The formatting of the selection is not changed.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set aFont = Selection.Font.Duplicate
aFont.Italic = True
ActiveDocument.Styles.Add(Name:="Italics", _
    Type:=wdStyleTypeCharacter).Font = aFont

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