Article ID: 182748
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
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- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
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SUMMARY
This article describes how to place a border around a single cell in a table using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro.
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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
' Selects only the cell containing the insertion point.
.GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"
' Applies border to cell.
.Cells.Borders.Enable = True
.Collapse
End With
End Sub
For more information about 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:
173707 OFF97: 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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