WD2000: Sample Macro to Place a Border on a Single Cell in a Table (209216)

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The following sample macro applies a border to the table cell that contains the insertion point. If the insertion point is not in a table, a message box stating "Insertion point is not in a Word table" is returned.

Sub BorderCell()

   ' Set the Border style and width.
   With Options

      ' Set the line style.
      .DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleThinThickLargeGap
      ' Set the line thickness.
      .DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt

   End With

   If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then
    
      ' Select and apply border to table cell.
      With Selection
        
         ' Selects only the cell containing the insertion point.
         .GoTo what:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\cell"
         ' Applies border to cell.
         .Cells.Borders.Enable = True
         .Collapse
      End With

   Else
    
      MsgBox "Insertion point is not in a Word table"
        
   End If

End Sub
				

For more information about the DefaultBorderlineStyle property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type defaultborderlinestyle in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.