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WD98: Sample Macro Code to Select Table Columns and Rows

Article ID: 183642

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q183642

SUMMARY

In Word, you can use the Visual Basic for Applications macro language to select columns or rows in tables.

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Selecting Columns

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

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

Selecting Rows

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

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

For more information about Tables collection object, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Tables Collection, click Search, and then click to view "Tables Collection Object."

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:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

181058 OFF98: 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:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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