Selecting a Table in Word VBA then applying a Style to the entire area
Experts,
So I have a Word Template with VBA and Macros. This template has a routine that embeds a table from Excel into the Word Document. Within this Word document template are styles that are applied to the rest of the text, just not the Table.
Sample:
What I have been able to do is select the starting ***, the text and the ending *** but NOT the table (I get only the text within the table). What I need to be able to do is to select the entire area including the table and then reapply a Style to it. The style in question allows me to hide the *** <text> ***.
Using VBA, I can get the First character within the table, and the Last character within the table. What I then do is find my *** before the table and then the *** after the table. I then apply the style to the newly selected range.
When I try to hide the text, the table border remains. If I were to select the entire area, and reapply my style, then I am able to hide everything INCLUDING the table. I can do this only directly in Word.
How can I select the entire area and then reapply the style, all in VBA?
Thanks!
So I have a Word Template with VBA and Macros. This template has a routine that embeds a table from Excel into the Word Document. Within this Word document template are styles that are applied to the rest of the text, just not the Table.
Sample:
What I have been able to do is select the starting ***, the text and the ending *** but NOT the table (I get only the text within the table). What I need to be able to do is to select the entire area including the table and then reapply a Style to it. The style in question allows me to hide the *** <text> ***.
Using VBA, I can get the First character within the table, and the Last character within the table. What I then do is find my *** before the table and then the *** after the table. I then apply the style to the newly selected range.
When I try to hide the text, the table border remains. If I were to select the entire area, and reapply my style, then I am able to hide everything INCLUDING the table. I can do this only directly in Word.
How can I select the entire area and then reapply the style, all in VBA?
Thanks!
see this link for other table properties
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the AllowAutoFit only gives the table the ability to fit within the text. This doesn't apply a style to the table and text (which is what I need to do), unless I am missing something.
did you look at the link I posted for the table properties?
something like this
dim rng As Word.Range
rng.Font.Hidden = True
or something like this
selection.font.hidden=true
something like this
dim rng As Word.Range
rng.Font.Hidden = True
or something like this
selection.font.hidden=true
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Hi Ray,
Yes, I glanced at the links. I will check it out again on Monday when I get back into the office.
Thanks for the assist!
Hi GrahamSkan,
I will have to try it when I get back to the office on Monday.
If this doesn't work, I will strip out any proprietary code and upload the documents.
Thanks again
Yes, I glanced at the links. I will check it out again on Monday when I get back into the office.
Thanks for the assist!
Hi GrahamSkan,
I will have to try it when I get back to the office on Monday.
If this doesn't work, I will strip out any proprietary code and upload the documents.
Thanks again
ASKER
Guys,
I used both your suggestions, but it was actually much simpler than I thought. Since I already had a selection object I just did this:
Thanks for the assist.
I used both your suggestions, but it was actually much simpler than I thought. Since I already had a selection object I just did this:
Dim objStyle as Style
objStyle = Selection.Style
<other code>
Set objWorkBook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open(sNameFilt)
objWorkBook.ActiveSheet.Range(objWorkBook.ActiveSheet.Cells(1, 1), objWorkBook.ActiveSheet.Cells(iRows, iCols)).Copy
Selection.InsertBefore vbCrLf ' ----- Insert a carriage return, then skip past it...
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1, Extend:=wdMove
Selection.Paste
Selection.Tables(1).Range.Select
Selection.Style = objStyleThanks for the assist.
ASKER
Again, thanks! I needed the right push!
'select the table
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).S
' apply autofit
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).A