Trying to understand the basic syntax for Visual Basic for Word.

Hi @Coates, Donald ,

Thanks for your question.

In Word VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the prefix vb stands for Visual Basic and is used for built-in constants provided by the VBA language. These constants make code easier to read and understand.

For example:  MsgBox "Hello", vbInformation

Here, vbInformation tells VBA to display an information icon in the message box.

Other common examples include:

• vbYesNo: Displays Yes and No buttons
• vbYesNo: Displays Yes and No buttons
• vbOKCancel: Displays OK and Cancel buttons
• vbCrLf: Inserts a new line
• vbTab: Inserts a tab character
• vbTrue: Boolean True
• vbFalse: Boolean False

Example: Selection.TypeText "Line 1" & vbCrLf & "Line 2"

In this case, vbCrLf creates a line break between the two lines of text.

So, whenever you see a term beginning with vb, it is typically a predefined Visual Basic constant rather than a command or a variable.

I hope this helps clarify the syntax you're seeing in VBA.

If you found my response helpful or informative, I would greatly appreciate it if you could follow this guide for your confirmation. Thank you.

If you see vb before a command or value, it often refers to a built-in VBA constant or enumeration. For example, vbCrLf represents a carriage return followed by a line feed, which creates a new line in text. vbTab represents a tab character, and vbYesNo specifies a Yes/No button combination in a message box.

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Marcin