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Selection.InsertCells Method

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Adds cells to an existing table.

Syntax

expression.InsertCells(ShiftCells)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
ShiftCells Optional WdInsertCells Specifies how to insert the cells into the existing columns and rows of the tabel.

Remarks

The number of cells inserted is equal to the number of cells in the selection. You can also insert cells by using the Add method of the Cells object.

Example

This example inserts new cells to the left of the selected cells, and then it surrounds the selected cells with a red, single-line border.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Selection.Cells.Count >= 1 Then
    Selection.InsertCells ShiftCells:=wdInsertCellsShiftRight
    For Each aBorder In Selection.Borders
        aBorder.LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
        aBorder.ColorIndex = wdRed
    Next aBorder
End If

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