microsoft wordmicrosoft-word-2013
I am writing a document (in Microsoft word 2013) with a lot of tables in it. I need each table to have only one row. Consider the diagrams below.
If I press enter when the cursor is in position A then I get situation B. If the cursor is in position C and I press enter I get position D. In both cases is there a way so that when I press enter I will always get position E?
Ctrl+Shift and Enter works for me on Word 14 (aka Word 2010 in Office 2010).
This works, if your cursor is at the start of the second table.
Create a macro in Word using the following code:
Sub SelectAllTables()
Dim tbl As Table
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each tbl In ActiveDocument.Tables
tbl.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
Next
ActiveDocument.SelectAllEditableRanges (wdEditorEveryone)
ActiveDocument.DeleteAllEditableRanges (wdEditorEveryone)
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Run the macro to select all tables, then you can modify their borders in one go:
Edit: Ok, this should be able to recursively handle nested tables as well to any level:
Sub SelectAllTables()
Dim tbl As Table
For Each tbl In ActiveDocument.Tables
DelTableBorder tbl
Next
End Sub
Function DelTableBorder(tbl As Table)
Dim itbl As Table
tbl.Borders(wdBorderLeft).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderRight).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderTop).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderBottom).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderVertical).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderHorizontal).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderDiagonalUp).Visible = False
tbl.Borders(wdBorderDiagonalDown).Visible = False
For Each itbl In tbl.Tables
DelTableBorder itbl
Next
End Function
Best Answer
While the cursor is in the table, Word is in table edit mode. As far as I know, there is no way to turn this off. The cursor must leave the table for Word to exit that mode.
Unfortunately, Word has limitations. You can only get a blank line between tables from position "C" while pressing Shift + Enter, or from position "E".
Another option might be to record a macro and assign a shortcut key.