KB184633 - WD98: Sample Macro to Place a Border on a Single Cell in a Table

Article ID: 184633

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q184633

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()

      ' Set the border style and width.
      With Options
         ' Set the line style.
         .DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleThinThickLargeGap
         ' Set the line thickness.
         .DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt
      End With

      ' Select and apply border to table cell.
      With Selection
         ' Select only the cell containing the insertion point.
         .GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"
         ' Apply border to cell.
         .Cells.Borders.Enable = True
         .Collapse
      End With
   End Sub

For more information about the DefaultBorderlineStyle property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, 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 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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