KB183711 - WD98: Sample WordVBA Macro to Border a Single Cell in a Table

Article ID: 183711

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q183711

SUMMARY

This article describes how to place a border around a single cell in a table using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The following sample macro applies a border to the table cell that contains the insertion point:

   Sub BorderCell()
      'Check that selection is in table
      If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then
         ' Set the line Style
         Options.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
         ' Set the line thickness
         Options.DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth050pt
         ' Set the line color
         Options.DefaultBorderColorIndex = wdAuto
         ' Selects only the Cell the insertion point is in
         Selection.GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"
         ' Applies border to cell
         Selection.Cells.Borders.Enable = True
         Selection.Collapse
      Else
         MsgBox "Not In A Table"
      End If
   End Sub

For more information about Defaultborderlinestyle, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type defaultborderlinestyle, click Search, and then click to view "DefaultBorderlineStyle Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

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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