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Do note that doing what you've asked for changes the associated Section break from 'next page' to 'continuous. It also gets pushed to the next page. In any event, it's not clear what you want to do with that Section break.Sub Demo() Dim Shp As Shape With ActiveDocument .Range.InsertBefore vbCr With .Shapes("Text Box 2") .TextFrame.TextRange.InlineShapes(1).Range.Cut .Delete End With .Characters.First.Paste Set Shp = .InlineShapes(1).ConvertToShape With Shp .LockAspectRatio = True .Width = CentimetersToPoints(21) End With End With End Sub