WD2000: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading Only to Selected Text (271077)

Sub ShadeMyTableCell()

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

End Sub
				

WORKAROUND

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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: To work around this problem, specify a table cell by index. For example, the following Visual Basic for Applications code specifies the cell that contains the insertion point:

Sub ShadeMyTableCell()

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

End Sub
				

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

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