Microsoft KB Archive/271077

= WD2000: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading Only to Selected Text =

Article ID: 271077

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q271077





SYMPTOMS
If you have selected text within a table cell and you run the following sample Visual Basic for Applications code, Sub ShadeMyTableCell

With Selection.Cells.Shading .Texture = wdTextureSolid .ForegroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed .BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdAuto End With

End Sub the shading is applied to the selected text only, instead of the entire table cell.



WORKAROUND
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212536 OFF2000: 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 that contains the insertion point: Sub ShadeMyTableCell

If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then Selection.Cells(1).Shading.BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed Else MsgBox &quot;The insertion point is not in a table.&quot; End If

End Sub For more information about the wdWithInTable constant, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type information property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about the cells property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type cells property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.



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

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