How to Select All Tables in Word document?
It is easy to select a table in Word by clicking the button on the upper left corner of the table as below screenshot shown. You can also select a table with the Select Table feature. However, is there any way to quickly select all tables at once in Word document? The methods in this article will help you to get through it.
Select all tables in Word with VBA code
Easily select all tables in Word with Kutools for Word
Select all tables in Word with VBA code
1. Press Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Application window.
2. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module, Then copy and paste the following VBA code into the Module window;
VBA code: Select all tables in current document:
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 the F5 key to run the code
Then all tables are selected in current document immediately.
Easily select all tables in Word with Kutools for Word
Comparing with using a VBA code to select all tables in a document, Kutools for Word’s Select Tables utility is quite handy. You can use this feature to select tables in a selection or the whole document. Please do as follows:
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Click Kutools > Tables > Select Tables. See screenshot:
Note: For selecting tables in selection, you need to select the range firstly and then apply the feature.
Then you can see the results as follows.
Select tables in selection:
Select tables in the whole document:
If you want to have a free trial of this utility, please go to free download the software first, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.
Demo: Easily select all tables in Word with Kutools for Word
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