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Table.Cell method (Word)

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Returns a Cell object that represents a cell in a table.

Syntax

expression. Cell( _Row_ , _Column_ )

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Table' object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Row Required Long The number of the row in the table to return. Can be an integer between 1 and the number of rows in the table.
Column Required Long The number of the cell in the table to return. Can be an integer between 1 and the number of columns in the table.

Return value

Cell

Example

This example creates a 3x3 table in a new document and inserts text into the first and last cells in the table.

Dim docNew As Document 
Dim tableNew As Table 
 
Set docNew = Documents.Add 
Set tableNew = docNew.Tables.Add(Selection.Range, 3, 3) 
 
With tableNew 
 .Cell(1,1).Range.InsertAfter "First cell" 
 .Cell(tableNew.Rows.Count, _ 
 tableNew.Columns.Count).Range.InsertAfter "Last Cell" 
End With

This example deletes the first cell from the first table in the active document.

If ActiveDocument.Tables.Count >= 1 Then 
 ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(1, 1).Delete 
End If

See also

Table Object

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