WD97: Macro to Determine If Insertion Point Is in a Table (170724)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q170724 SUMMARY
When you write a macro 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.
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This example uses the Visual Basic for Applications "Information" property
to determine whether the insertion point is within a table.
Sub IsInTable()
'Macro to determine if the insertion point is in a Word table
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
For more information about using the Information property, in the Visual
Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type
Information, 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:
120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
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