WD97: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading to Selected Text

ID: Q166786

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you have selected text within a table cell and you run the following sample Visual Basic for Applications code,


   With Selection.Cells.Shading
      .Texture = wdTextureSolid
      .ForegroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed
      .BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdAuto
   End With

the shading is applied to the selected text only instead of the entire table cell.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, specify a table cell by index. For example, the following Visual Basic for Applications code specifies the cell containing the insertion point:


   If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
      Selection.Cells(1).Shading.BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed
   Else
      MsgBox "The insertion point is not in a table."
   End If

For more information about the Cells Property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Cells Property, click Search, and then click to view "Cells Property."

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:

Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

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

Q173707 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:

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

Keywords : kbcode kbprg word8 kbwordvba word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug