WD: WordBasic Examples: TableUpdateAutoFormat

ID: Q106331

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample macro that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statement or function:

   TableUpdateAutoFormat

This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic in Word for Windows, click Contents on the Help menu and then choose the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic. In Word for the Macintosh, click the Help icon, select Microsoft Word Help and choose the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic.

MORE INFORMATION

TableUpdateAutoFormat

Syntax:

TableUpdateAutoFormat

Example:

This sample macro updates the table containing the insertion point with the characteristics of a predefined table format. If you apply a table format with TableAutoFormat and then insert rows or columns, the table may no longer match the predefined look. TableUpdateAutoFormat restores the format. The following macro inserts a table with the Colorful 3 AutoFormat, inserts another row at the top, then restores the original format with TableUpdateAutoFormat.

   Sub MAIN
      TableInsertTable .ConvertFrom = "", .NumColumns = "4", \ 
      .NumRows = "4", .InitialColWidth = "Auto", .Format = "10", \ 
      .Apply = "167"
      TableSelectRow
      TableInsertRow
      CharLeft 1
      MsgBox "The table format is no longer correct"
      TableUpdateAutoFormat
      MsgBox "TableUpdateAutoFormat has corrected the problem"
   End Sub

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode kbmacroexample winword word6 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 28, 1998