WD97: Sample Macro to Place a Border on a Single Cell in a Table

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to place a border around a single cell in a table using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro.

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   Sub BorderCell()
    ' Set the line style.
    Options.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleThinThickLargeGap

    ' Set the line thickness.
    Options.DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt

    ' Selects only the cell containing the insertion point.
    Selection.GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"

    ' Applies border to cell.
    Selection.Cells.Borders.Enable = True
    Selection.Collapse
   End Sub

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   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
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REFERENCES

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

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

   ARTICLE-ID: ID: Q165252
   TITLE     : WD97: Setting Default Border Via Macro Not Reflected In
               Dialog