ConvertToTable Method

Converts text within a range or selection to a table. Returns the table as a Table object.

expression**.ConvertToTable**(Separator, NumRows, NumColumns, InitialColumnWidth, Format, ApplyBorders, ApplyShading, ApplyFont, ApplyColor, ApplyHeadingRows, ApplyLastRow, ApplyFirstColumn, ApplyLastColumn, AutoFit, AutoFitBehavior, DefaultTableBehavior)

expression Required. An expression that returns a Range or Selection object.

WdTableFieldSeparator

WdTableFieldSeparator can be one of these WdTableFieldSeparator constants.
wdSeparateByCommas
wdSeparateByDefaultListSeparator
wdSeparateByParagraphs
wdSeparateByTabs

NumRows    Optional Variant. The number of rows in the table. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Word sets the number of rows, based on the contents of the range or selection.

NumColumns    Optional Variant. The number of columns in the table. If this argument is omitted, Word sets the number of columns, based on the contents of the range or selection.

InitialColumnWidth    Optional Variant. The initial width of each column, in points. If this argument is omitted, Word calculates and adjusts the column width so that the table stretches from margin to margin.

WdTableFormat

Can be one of the following WdTableFormat constants:
wdTableFormat3DEffects1
wdTableFormat3DEffects2
wdTableFormat3DEffects3
wdTableFormatClassic1
wdTableFormatClassic2
wdTableFormatClassic3
wdTableFormatClassic4
wdTableFormatColorful1
wdTableFormatColorful2
wdTableFormatColorful3
wdTableFormatColumns1
wdTableFormatColumns2
wdTableFormatColumns3
wdTableFormatColumns4
wdTableFormatColumns5
wdTableFormatContemporary
wdTableFormatElegant
wdTableFormatGrid1
wdTableFormatGrid2
wdTableFormatGrid3
wdTableFormatGrid4
wdTableFormatGrid5
wdTableFormatGrid6
wdTableFormatGrid7
wdTableFormatGrid8
wdTableFormatList1
wdTableFormatList2
wdTableFormatList3
wdTableFormatList4
wdTableFormatList5
wdTableFormatList6
wdTableFormatList7
wdTableFormatList8
wdTableFormatNone
wdTableFormatProfessional
wdTableFormatSimple1
wdTableFormatSimple2
wdTableFormatSimple3
wdTableFormatSubtle1
wdTableFormatSubtle2
wdTableFormatWeb1
wdTableFormatWeb2
wdTableFormatWeb3

ApplyBorders    Optional Variant. True to apply the border properties of the specified format.

ApplyShading    Optional Variant. True to apply the shading properties of the specified format.

ApplyFont    Optional Variant. True to apply the font properties of the specified format.

ApplyColor    Optional Variant. True to apply the color properties of the specified format.

ApplyHeadingRows    Optional Variant. True to apply the heading-row properties of the specified format.

ApplyLastRow    Optional Variant. True to apply the last-row properties of the specified format.

ApplyFirstColumn    Optional Variant. True to apply the first-column properties of the specified format.

ApplyLastColumn    Optional Variant. True to apply the last-column properties of the specified format.

AutoFit    Optional Variant. True to decrease the width of the table columns as much as possible without changing the way text wraps in the cells.

WdAutoFitBehavior

WdAutoFitBehavior can be one of these WdAutoFitBehavior constants.
wdAutoFitContent
wdAutoFitFixed
wdAutoFitWindow

WdDefaultTableBehavior

WdDefaultTableBehavior can be one of these WdDefaultTableBehavior constants.
wdWord8TableBehavior Disables AutoFit. Default.
wdWord9TableBehavior Enables AutoFit.

Example

As it applies to the Range object.

This example converts the first three paragraphs in the active document to a table.

Set aDoc = ActiveDocument
Set myRange = aDoc.Range(Start:=aDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.Start, _
    End:=aDoc.Paragraphs(3).Range.End)
myRange.ConvertToTable Separator:=wdSeparateByParagraphs

As it applies to the Selection object.

This example inserts text at the insertion point and then converts the comma-delimited text to a table with formatting.

With Selection
    .Collapse
    .InsertBefore "one, two, three"
    .InsertParagraphAfter
    .InsertAfter "one, two, three"
    .InsertParagraphAfter
End With
Set myTable = _
    Selection.ConvertToTable(Separator:=wdSeparateByCommas, _
    Format:=wdTableFormatList8)

Applies to | Range Object | Selection Object

See Also | ConvertToText Method | DefaultTableSeparator Property