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Table.Cell Method

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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.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  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.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If ActiveDocument.Tables.Count >= 1 Then
    ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(1, 1).Delete
End If

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