Document.SelectionChange Event

Occurs when the selection changes in the document window.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Event SelectionChange As SelectionEventHandler
event SelectionEventHandler SelectionChange

Examples

The following code example displays a message that indicates that the selection has changed whenever you change the selection within the document. This example is for an application-level add-in.

Private Sub DocumentSelectionChange()
    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    AddHandler vstoDoc.SelectionChange, AddressOf ThisDocument_SelectionChange
End Sub

Private Sub ThisDocument_SelectionChange(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.Office. _
    Tools.Word.SelectionEventArgs)
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The selection in the document has changed.")
End Sub
private void DocumentSelectionChange()
{
    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.SelectionChange += new Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SelectionEventHandler(ThisDocument_SelectionChange);
}

void ThisDocument_SelectionChange(object sender, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SelectionEventArgs e)
{
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The selection in the document has changed.");
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Document Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace