How to: Programmatically Add Text and Formatting to Cells in Word Tables

Each table consists of a collection of cells. Each individual Cell object represents one cell in the table. You refer to each cell by its location in the table. This example refers to the cell located in the first row and the first column of the table; adds text to the cell; and applies formatting.

Applies to: The information in this topic applies to document-level projects and application-level projects for Word 2013 and Word 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.

To add text and formatting to cells

• Refer to the cell by its location in the table, add text to the cell, and apply the formatting.

  The following code example can be used in a document-level customization. To use this example, run it from the ThisDocument class in your project.

  With Me.Tables.Item(1).Cell(1, 1).Range
      .Text = "Name"
      .ParagraphFormat.Alignment = Word.WdParagraphAlignment.wdAlignParagraphRight
  End With
  

  Word.Cell cell = this.Tables[1].Cell(1, 1);
  
  cell.Range.Text = "Name"; 
  cell.Range.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = Word.WdParagraphAlignment.wdAlignParagraphRight;
  

  The following code example can be used in an application-level add-in. This example uses the active document. To use the example, run it from the ThisAddIn class in your project.

  With Me.Application.ActiveDocument.Tables.Item(1).Cell(1, 1).Range
      .Text = "Name"
      .ParagraphFormat.Alignment = Word.WdParagraphAlignment.wdAlignParagraphRight
  End With
  

  Word.Cell cell = this.Application.ActiveDocument.Tables[1].Cell(1, 1);
  
  cell.Range.Text = "Name";
  cell.Range.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = 
      Word.WdParagraphAlignment.wdAlignParagraphRight;
  

See Also

Tasks

How to: Programmatically Create Word Tables

How to: Programmatically Add Rows and Columns to Word Tables

How to: Programmatically Populate Word Tables with Document Properties