WD98: Sample Macro to Place a Border on a Single Cell in a Table

ID: Q184633

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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
         ' Select only the cell containing the insertion point.
         .GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"
         ' Apply border to cell.
         .Cells.Borders.Enable = True
         .Collapse
      End With
   End Sub

For more information about the 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:

   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

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999