Don't want text selected when tabbing to next cell

[Terri N]

Is it possible to tab to the next cell of a table without having Word select
all the text in that cell? I'm using a template that's already in place in
each cell, but in order to start typing I have to first de-select the text by
hitting the back arrow. Since there are over 1,000 items in this table, I'd
like to avoid this, at least on this particular document. Can I change this?

[Terri N]

P.S. I'm using Word 2003, if that makes a difference.
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Terri

Post by Terri N
Is it possible to tab to the next cell of a table without having Word select
all the text in that cell? I'm using a template that's already in place in
each cell, but in order to start typing I have to first de-select the text by
hitting the back arrow. Since there are over 1,000 items in this table, I'd
like to avoid this, at least on this particular document. Can I change this?
--
Terri

[Jay Freedman]

Add this macro to your template, using the instructions at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm:

Sub NextCell()
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.Collapse wdCollapseStart
End Sub

This should work in all versions of Word.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

Post by Terri N
P.S. I'm using Word 2003, if that makes a difference.

Post by Terri N
Is it possible to tab to the next cell of a table without having
Word select all the text in that cell? I'm using a template that's
already in place in each cell, but in order to start typing I have
to first de-select the text by hitting the back arrow. Since there
are over 1,000 items in this table, I'd like to avoid this, at least
on this particular document. Can I change this? --
Terri

[Terri N]

Thanks, Jay, I'll give it a shot...!
--
Terri

Post by Jay Freedman
Add this macro to your template, using the instructions at
Sub NextCell()
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.Collapse wdCollapseStart
End Sub
This should work in all versions of Word.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Post by Terri N
P.S. I'm using Word 2003, if that makes a difference.

Post by Terri N
Is it possible to tab to the next cell of a table without having
Word select all the text in that cell? I'm using a template that's
already in place in each cell, but in order to start typing I have
to first de-select the text by hitting the back arrow. Since there
are over 1,000 items in this table, I'd like to avoid this, at least
on this particular document. Can I change this? --
Terri

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