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Cell.Delete Method

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Deletes a table cell or cells and optionally controls how the remaining cells are shifted.

Syntax

expression.Delete(ShiftCells)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Cell object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
ShiftCells Optional Variant The direction in which the remaining cells are to be shifted. Can be any WdDeleteCells constant. If omitted, cells to the right of the last deleted cell are shifted left.

Example

This example deletes the first cell in the first table of the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub DeleteCells()
    Dim intResponse As Integer

intResponse = MsgBox("Are you sure you want " & _
    "to delete the cells?", vbYesNo)

If intResponse = vbYes Then
    ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(1, 1).<strong class="bterm">Delete</strong>
End If



End Sub

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