Problem is, though, the Word 'Help' file has wdLine, not wdGotoLine, as a wdGotoItem; there's even an example with it!
As for .GoTo(What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\line"), the required workaround is indeed something like your function.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]