Microsoft KB Archive/166786

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

Article ID: 166786

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166786





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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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

