Word - Write To Active Document

This macro writes text to the active document.

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1 Open MS Word.

2 Create a blank document.

3 Go to Developer's tab > click on "Visual Basic" button or hit Alt + F11.

4 Go to Insert tab > click on "Module" or hit M.

5 Copy the VBA code from below.

6 Paste the code in the newly created module.

7 Go to Run tab > click on "Run Sub/UserForm" or hit F5.

8 That's it!

"Lorem Ipsum" text snippet kindly provided by Lipsum.

Code

'==========================================
' Write To Active Document
'==========================================
Sub writeToActiveDocument()
    ' Set variables
    Dim strText As String
    ' Set text
    strText = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit." & _
              "Aliquam vitae tortor a risus molestie facilisis. Nullam elit augue, " & _
              "mattis molestie mollis at, tempor non mi. Aenean a nunc vitae nunc consequat faucibus. " & _
              "Fusce dui lorem, ultrices id rutrum quis, cursus non mi. Aliquam et ante fringilla, " & _
              "sodales justo nec, aliquet enim. Praesent et turpis quam. Fusce volutpat quis mauris a finibus."
    ' Write to document
    Selection.TypeText strText
End Sub