Reference Word Table Cell Using Offset?

[wlcdo2]

I have a Word 2013 document with a number of tables. One table contains say 18 columns and 13 rows; each even numbered column contains an ActiveX CheckBox that references the cell to the left. When the CheckBox is selected, I want to simply format the cell to the left. I've used some basic coding, but with the number of rows and columns, I then have to change the value for each CheckBox. My code per CheckBox is as follows:

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    If cbHazChem.Value = True Then
        ActiveDocument.Tables(24).Cell(3, 1).Select
        Selection.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorYellow
    Else
        ActiveDocument.Tables(24).Cell(3, 1).Select
        Selection.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
    End If
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

I've used the Range.Offset property in Excel before and was wondering if there is something similar in Word VBA? i.e. so that I don't have to manually change the Cell reference for each and every CheckBox i.e. ...Cell(4,1)....Cell(5.1). I guess the code would need to know precisely where the Checkbox that was ticked is though, wouldn't it which might make the code for each CheckBox even longer?

Any thoughts?

Regards Corin.

[macropod]

Word has no offset function. Instead, in Word you could use code like:

Private Sub CheckBox1_Click()
Call ShadeCell(CheckBox1.Value)
End Sub
 
Sub ShadeCell(bVal As Boolean)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With Selection.Cells(1).Previous.Shading
  .BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
  If bVal = True Then
    .BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorYellow
  Else
    .BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
  End If
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

with each checkbox calling the ShadeCell macro as demonstrated above. Exactly why the code needs to call '.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic' before testing bVal isn't clear but, on my system, it only seems to shade the active cell without it.

[wlcdo2]

Thank you so much Paul; Perfect!! Very much appreciated. I've got another conundrum that I might be asking about shortly; it involves taking the value from a UserForm and transferring it to a specific cell within a table. I'll see what I can do find before asking another question.
Thanks once again.
Regards Corin.