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ListEntries.Item method (Word)

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Returns an individual ListEntry object in a collection.

Syntax

expression.Item (Index)

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

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Index Required Variant The individual object to be returned. Can be a Long indicating the ordinal position or a String representing the name of the individual object.

Return value

ListEntry

Example

This example clears all the items from the drop-down form field named "Colors" and then adds two color names. The Item method is used to display the first color in the drop-down form field.

Sub ListEntryItem() 
 Dim d As DropDown 
 Set d = ActiveDocument.FormFields.Add _ 
 (Range:=Selection.Range, _ 
 Type:=wdFieldFormDropDown).DropDown 
 With d.ListEntries 
 .Add Name:="Black" 
 .Add Name:="Green" 
 End With 
 MsgBox d.ListEntries.Item(1).Name 
End Sub

See also

ListEntries Collection Object

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