WD2000: Sample Macro to Place a Border on a Single Cell in a Table

ID: Q209216

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

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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For more information about using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

The following sample macro applies a border to the table cell that contains the insertion point. If the insertion point is not in a table, a message box stating "Insertion point is not in a Word table" is returned.


Sub BorderCell()

   ' Set the Border style and width.
   With Options

      ' Set the line style.
      .DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleThinThickLargeGap
      ' Set the line thickness.
      .DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt

   End With

   If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then
    
      ' Select and apply border to table cell.
      With Selection
        
         ' Selects only the cell containing the insertion point.
         .GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"
         ' Applies border to cell.
         .Cells.Borders.Enable = True
         .Collapse
      End With

   Else
    
      MsgBox "Insertion point is not in a Word table"
        
   End If

End Sub

For more information about the DefaultBorderlineStyle property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type defaultborderlinestyle in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto