WD98: Sample Macro Code to Select Table Columns and Rows

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SUMMARY

In Word, you can use the Visual Basic for Applications macro language to select columns or rows in tables.

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The following Visual Basic for Applications examples demonstrate selecting columns or rows in a Microsoft Word for Windows table. 

   Selecting Columns
   -----------------

   This example selects the second column in the first table of a document.

      ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns(2).Select

   Selecting Rows
   --------------

   This example selects the second row in the first table of a document.

      ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows(2).Select
For more information about Tables collection object, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Tables Collection," click Search, and then click to view "Tables Collection Object."

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: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: 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: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications
Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe 
Keywords          : kbdta OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999