Microsoft KB Archive/183711

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

Article ID: 183711

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 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

