WD98: Macro to Determine If Insertion Point Is in a Table

ID: Q181295

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

When you write a macro or procedure in Visual Basic for Applications, you may need to know whether the insertion point is positioned within a Word for Windows table.

The sample macro in the "More Information" section of this article displays a message box stating whether the insertion point is within a Word for Windows table.

MORE INFORMATION

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This example uses the Information property to determine if the insertion point is within a table.

   Sub IsInTable()
      If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then
         MsgBox "Insertion point is in a Word table"
      Else
         MsgBox "Insertion point is not in a Word table"
      End If
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about using the Information property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Information" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Information Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179216
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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:

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

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999