Macro Reference — Selection Object — Format Method (Selection Object)

# Format Method (Selection Object)

Inserts or deletes newline characters in the selection.

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### [JavaScript]

    document.selection.Format( nFlags );

### [VBScript]

    document.selection.Format nFlags

## Parameters

nFlags

Specifies a combination of the following values:

eeFormatInsertNL | Inserts newline characters at wrapped positions in the selection.
eeFormatDeleteNL | Removes newline characters at wrapped positions in the selection.
eeFormatSplitLines | Splits lines by inserting newline characters and removing trailing spaces (EmEditor Professional Version 4.10 or later).
eeFormatJoinLines | Joins lines by removing newline characters and inserting spaces at the end of each line (EmEditor Professional Version 4.10 or later).

## Version

Supported on EmEditor Professional Version 4.00 or later.