Converts text within a range or selection to a table. Returns the table as a Table object.
Syntax
expression.ConvertToTable(Separator, NumRows, NumColumns, InitialColumnWidth, Format, ApplyBorders, ApplyShading, ApplyFont, ApplyColor, ApplyHeadingRows, ApplyLastRow, ApplyFirstColumn, ApplyLastColumn, AutoFit, AutoFitBehavior, DefaultTableBehavior)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Range or Selection object.
Separator Optional Variant. Specifies the character used to separate text into cells. Can be a character or one of the following WdTableFieldSeparator constants: wdSeparateByCommas, wdSeparateByDefaultListSeparator, wdSeparateByParagraphs, or wdSeparateByTabs. If this argument is omitted, the value of the DefaultTableSeparator property is used.
NumRows Optional Variant. The number of rows in the table. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Word sets the number of rows, based on the contents of the range or selection.
NumColumns Optional Variant. The number of columns in the table. If this argument is omitted, Word sets the number of columns, based on the contents of the range or selection.
InitialColumnWidth Optional Variant. The initial width of each column, in points. If this argument is omitted, Word calculates and adjusts the column width so that the table stretches from margin to margin.
Format Optional Variant. Specifies one of the predefined formats listed in the Table AutoFormat dialog box (Table menu). Can be one of the following WdTableFormat constants:
| wdTableFormat3DEffects1
wdTableFormat3DEffects2 wdTableFormat3DEffects3 wdTableFormatClassic1 wdTableFormatClassic2 wdTableFormatClassic3 wdTableFormatClassic4 wdTableFormatColorful1 wdTableFormatColorful2 wdTableFormatColorful3 wdTableFormatColumns1 wdTableFormatColumns2 wdTableFormatColumns3 wdTableFormatColumns4 wdTableFormatColumns5 wdTableFormatContemporary wdTableFormatElegant wdTableFormatGrid1 wdTableFormatGrid2 wdTableFormatGrid3 wdTableFormatGrid4 wdTableFormatGrid5 |
wdTableFormatGrid6
wdTableFormatGrid7 wdTableFormatGrid8 wdTableFormatList1 wdTableFormatList2 wdTableFormatList3 wdTableFormatList4 wdTableFormatList5 wdTableFormatList6 wdTableFormatList7 wdTableFormatList8 wdTableFormatNone wdTableFormatProfessional wdTableFormatSimple1 wdTableFormatSimple2 wdTableFormatSimple3 wdTableFormatSubtle1 wdTableFormatSubtle2 wdTableFormatWeb1 wdTableFormatWeb2 wdTableFormatWeb3 |
ApplyBorders Optional Variant. True to apply the border properties of the specified format.
ApplyShading Optional Variant. True to apply the shading properties of the specified format.
ApplyFont Optional Variant. True to apply the font properties of the specified format.
ApplyColor Optional Variant. True to apply the color properties of the specified format.
ApplyHeadingRows Optional Variant. True to apply the heading-row properties of the specified format.
ApplyLastRow Optional Variant. True to apply the last-row properties of the specified format.
ApplyFirstColumn Optional Variant. True to apply the first-column properties of the specified format.
ApplyLastColumn Optional Variant. True to apply the last-column properties of the specified format.
AutoFit Optional Variant. True to decrease the width of the table columns as much as possible without changing the way text wraps in the cells.
AutoFitBehavior Optional Variant. Sets the AutoFit rules for how Word sizes a table. Can be one of the following WdAutoFitBehavior constants: wdAutoFitContent, wdAutoFitFixed, or wdAutoFitWindow. If DefaultTableBehavior is wdWord8TableBehavior, this argument is ignored.
DefaultTableBehavior Optional Variant. Sets a value that specifies whether Microsoft Word automatically resizes cells in a table to fit the contents (AutoFit). Can be one of the following constants: wdWord8TableBehavior (AutoFit disabled) or wdWord9TableBehavior (AutoFit enabled). The default value is wdWord8TableBehavior.