WD97: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading to Selected Text

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you have selected text within a table cell and you run the following sample Visual Basic for Applications code

   With Selection.Cells.Shading
      .Texture = wdTextureSolid
      .ForegroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed
      .BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdAuto
   End With

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, specify a table cell by index. For example, the following Visual Basic for Applications code specifies the cell containing the insertion point:

   If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
      Selection.Cells(1).Shading.BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed
   Else
      MsgBox "The insertion point is not in a table."
   End If

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   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
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               Program or Component

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

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