Selection.Characters property (Word)
Returns a Characters collection that represents the characters in a document, range, or selection. Read-only.
Syntax
expression. Characters
expression A variable that represents a Selection object.
Remarks
For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an object from a collection.
Example
This example displays the first character in the selection. If nothing is selected, the character immediately after the insertion point is displayed.
char = Selection.Characters(1).Text
MsgBox "The first character is... " & char
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