How to save and return to position in document?

[charles]

Using Word 2000, I need to run a macro that selects parts of a
document, does some reformatting, and returns to the original
position.

I just can't think of how to save and return to the original position
in Word.

If anyone can help, I would appreciate it a lot.

Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Have your macro set a bookmark at the starting position and return to it at
the end?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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[Greg]

Charles,

Something like this:

Sub Scratchmacro()
'Create a bookmark at current selection point:
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Name:="tmpMark", Range:=Selection.Range
MsgBox "Do your thing here"
'When finished, go to the bookmark
Selection.GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="tmpMark"
'Kill the bookmark
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("tmpMark").Delete
End Sub

 

[charles]

Using Word 2000, I need to run a macro that selects parts of a
document, does some reformatting, and returns to the original
position.

I just can't think of how to save and return to the original position
in Word.

If anyone can help, I would appreciate it a lot.

Thanks.

Thank you Susan and Greg. Using bookmarks works fine. (I never used
them before and thought I'd have to do some VB thing like in Excel.)

Great.