WD97: Sample Macro Code to Select Table Columns and Rows

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications macro language provides commands for selecting columns or rows in Word for Windows tables.

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The following Visual Basic for Applications examples demonstrate selecting columns or rows in a Microsoft Word for Windows table.

   Selecting Columns
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   This example selects the second column in the first table of a document.

      ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns(2).Select

   Selecting Rows
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   This example selects the second row in the first table of a document.

      ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows(2).Select

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