Table.Descr Property (Word)
Returns or sets a String that contains a description for the specified table. Read/write.
Version Information
Version Added: Word 2010
Syntax
expression .Descr
expression An expression that returns a Table object.
Remarks
Use the Descr property to provide an alternative text description for a table. This property adds text to the Description text box on the Alt Text tab of the Table Properties dialog in Word 2010.
Note
Web browsers display alternative text while tables are loading or if they are missing. Web search engines use the alternative text to help find Web pages. Alternative text is also used to assist disabilities.
Example
The following code example adds an alternative text table description to the first table in the active document.
Dim doc As Document
Dim tbl As Table
Set doc = ActiveDocument
Set tbl = doc.Tables(1)
tbl.Descr = "This is a table description."