[V8i VBA] Need to find a way to parse text from a text element

I am looking for a method that would allow me to parse text from a selected text element and attach the parsed text to a defined general url, then I would then add the url link to the original element.

I know that this is a tall order, but I cannot seem to figure this one out.  I am currently looking into the GetCustomProperty method, but I was wondering if there was a more well defined way to accomplish my task.