Table Members (Word)

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09/15/2015

Represents a single table. The Table object is a member of the Tables collection. The Tables collection includes all the tables in the specified selection, range, or document.

Methods

Name	Description
ApplyStyleDirectFormatting	Applies the specified style but maintains any formatting that a user directly applies.
AutoFitBehavior	Determines how Microsoft Word resizes a table when the AutoFit feature is used.
AutoFormat	Applies a predefined look to a table.
Cell	Returns a Cell object that represents a cell in a table.
ConvertToText	Converts a table to text and returns a Range object that represents the delimited text.
Delete	Deletes the specified table.
Select	Selects the specified table.
Sort	Sorts the specified table.
SortAscending	Sorts paragraphs or table rows in ascending alphanumeric order.
SortDescending	Sorts table rows in descending alphanumeric order.
Split	Inserts an empty paragraph immediately above the specified row in the table, and returns a Table object that contains both the specified row and the rows that follow it.
UpdateAutoFormat	Updates the table with the characteristics of a predefined table format.

Properties

Name	Description
AllowAutoFit	Allows Microsoft Word to automatically resize cells in a table to fit their contents. Read/write Boolean.
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
ApplyStyleColumnBands	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to apply style bands to the columns in a table if an applied preset table style provides style banding for columns. Read/write.
ApplyStyleFirstColumn	True for Microsoft Word to apply first-column formatting to the first column of the specified table. Read/write Boolean.
ApplyStyleHeadingRows	True for Microsoft Word to apply heading-row formatting to the first row of the selected table. Read/write Boolean.
ApplyStyleLastColumn	True for Microsoft Word to apply last-column formatting to the last column of the specified table. Read/write Boolean.
ApplyStyleLastRow	True for Microsoft Word to apply last-row formatting to the last row of the specified table. Read/write Boolean.
ApplyStyleRowBands	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to apply style bands to the rows in a table if an applied preset table style provides style banding for rows. Read/write.
AutoFormatType	Returns the type of automatic formatting that's been applied to the specified table. Read-only Long.
Borders	Returns a Borders collection that represents all the borders for the specified object.
BottomPadding	Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of a single cell or all the cells in a table. Read/write Single.
Columns	Returns a Columns collection that represents all the table columns in the table. Read-only.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Descr	Returns or sets a String that contains a description for the specified table. Read/write.
ID	Returns or sets the identifying label for the specified table when the document is saved as a Web page. Read/write String.
LeftPadding	Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of all the cells in a table. Read/write Single.
NestingLevel	Returns the nesting level of the specified table. Read-only Long.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified Table object.
PreferredWidth	Returns or sets the preferred width (in points or as a percentage of the window width) for the specified table. Read/write Single.
PreferredWidthType	Returns or sets the preferred unit of measurement to use for the width of the specified table. Read/write WdPreferredWidthType.
Range	Returns a Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained within the specified table.
RightPadding	Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of all the cells in a table. Read/write Single.
Rows	Returns a Rows collection that represents all the table rows within a table. Read-only.
Shading	Returns a Shading object that refers to the shading formatting for the specified object.
Spacing	Returns or sets the spacing (in points) between the cells in a table. Read/write Single.
Style	Returns or sets the style for the specified table. Read/write Variant.
TableDirection	Returns or sets the direction in which Microsoft Word orders cells in the specified table. Read/write WdTableDirection.
Tables	Returns a Tables collection that represents all the tables nested within the specified table. Read-only.
Title	Returns or sets a String that contains a title for the specified table. Read/write.
TopPadding	Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of all the cells in a table. Read/write Single.
Uniform	True if all the rows in a table have the same number of columns. Read-only Boolean.

Table Members (Word)

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