Word 2003 - Macro to color a row in table?

[cyberpaper]

I'm trying to set up a 2003 Word macro that'll fill a row (or a cell) in a table with color (regardless of whether or not there's any text in the cell\row).

The following method works except that the row's color is overlaid with the black of the selection and I have to click elsewhere to unselect the row.

Here's how I've been doing it:
Cursor in an empty row of a table
Tools > Macro > Record a new macro
Name it, assign a shortcut, OK and recording gadget appears.

Then I go Table > Select > Row (which selects the row in black)


Then Format > Borders and Shading > Color (eg, Blue) > OK
Stop recording.

When I test the macro, it works, but a split second after the row fills with color, the black selection overlays the color. The black selection only goes away after I click somewhere else. The color remains.

This isn't a huge BFD but it's annoying. Anyone able to tell me where I'm going wrong? BTW, the OS is Windows 7. Oddly, I don't recall having the same problem when recorded the same macro in Word 2003 in my old XP system.

Thanks for reading this :-)

[Ulodesk]

Hi, Cycberpaper. The black overlay (perhaps you mean gray?) simply shows that you still have the row selected. The way to remove it is to re-record your macro, including the keystroke(s) you would like to make after filling the cell, such as pressing the down arrow, before ending recording.

Best,
Ulodesk

[cyberpaper]

Thanks Ulodesk. I'd figured I needed to dump the selection but couldn't see how to do it. As a final step, I tried right-clicking the selected row to see if there was some sort of de-select available, but the recorder wouldn't allow the move.

Down arrow, eh? Love it :-)