Microsoft KB Archive/183646

= WD98: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading to Selected Text =

Article ID: 183646

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183646





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
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. 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 For more information about the Cells property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Cells Property, click Search, and then click to view "Cells 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



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



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

181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

