WD98: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading to Selected Text (183646)

   With Selection.Cells.Shading
      .Texture = wdTextureSolid
      .ForegroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed
      .BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdAuto
   End With
				

WORKAROUND

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   If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
      Selection.Cells(1).Shading.BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdRed
   Else
      MsgBox "The insertion point is not in a table."
   End If
				

For more information about the Cells property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Cells Property, click Search, and then click to view "Cells 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: