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How to select all tables in a Word document?

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It's easy to select a single table in Word by clicking the Table selection icon button in the top-left corner of the table, as shown below. You can also use the "Select Table" feature. However, if you need to select all tables in a Word document at once, the following methods will help you do it efficiently.

Table selection icon in the upper-left corner of the table

Select all tables in Word with VBA code
Easily select all tables with Kutools for Word

Select all tables in Word with VBA code

This method allows you to select all tables in a Word document using a simple VBA code. Follow the steps below to quickly select every table in your document.

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window.
  2. In the VBA window, click "Insert" > "Module", then copy and paste the following code into the module: 
    Sub selecttables()
Dim mytable As Table

For Each mytable In ActiveDocument.Tables
	mytable.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
Next
ActiveDocument.SelectAllEditableRanges (wdEditorEveryone)
ActiveDocument.DeleteAllEditableRanges (wdEditorEveryone)
End Sub
  3. Press F5 to run the code.
  4. All tables in the current document will be selected immediately.

Easily select all tables in Word with Kutools for Word

Compared to using VBA, the "Select Tables" utility in Kutools for Word is a much more user-friendly method. It allows you to select tables in a specific range or throughout the entire document with just a few clicks: "Kutools" > "Tables" > "Select Tables".

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Select Tables option on the ribbon
  • To select tables in a specific section, highlight the section first, then go to "Kutools" > "Tables" > "Select Tables".
    Select Tables option on the ribbon
  • To select all tables in the entire document, click "Kutools" > "Tables" > "Select Tables" without selecting any specific section.
    Tables in the entire document are selected
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