WD2000: Sample Macro to Select or Go to a Table Cell

ID: Q212553

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

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

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Using Visual Basic for Applications, you can move the insertion point or selection to a specific table cell.

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 is highlighted (selected). The second line, Selection.Collapse, changes the selection to an 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 automating common Word tasks, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type automating common Word tasks in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

REFERENCES

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

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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