WD97: Example Macro to Select or Go to a Table Cell

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrating how to select or go to a specified table cell.

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The following sample macro moves the selection to the second row and third column of the first table in the document. When the macro completes the first line of code, the entire cell will be highlighted (selected). The second line, Selection.Collapse, changes the selection to a insertion point at the beginning of the cell.

   Sub GoToTableCell()
      ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(Row:=2, Column:=3).Range.Select
      Selection.Collapse
   End Sub

For more information about the Collapse method, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Collapse," click Search, and then click to view "Collapse Method."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications