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Q166786: WD97: Selection.Cells.Shading Applies Shading to Selected Text

Article: Q166786
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbProgramming kbdta word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have selected text within a table cell and you run the following sample
Visual Basic for Applications code,

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

the shading is applied to the selected text only instead of the entire table
cell.

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:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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

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

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for
Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbcode kbProgramming kbdta word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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