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Sections.Add Method (Word)

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

Concepts

Sections Object Members

Sections Collection Object