How to AutoCaption existing tables

ragesz · #1 09-02-2013, 08:13 AM

Dear All!

Is it possible to use the AutoCaption function for existing tables? My Word document has so many tables without numbering and labelling, and I want use the AutoCaption for these tables.
Is it possible to use AutoCaption for images? Maybe via VB macros?

Thank you for reading and trying to help me!

fumei · #2 09-03-2013, 06:06 PM

No, you can not use AutoCaption for existing tables. It is automatic for NEW tables. You can add Caption though to existing tables using something like:

Code:

Sub addCAP()
Dim oTbl As Table
For Each oTbl In ActiveDocument.Tables
oTbl.Select
Selection.InsertCaption Label:="Table", TitleAutoText:="", Title:="", _
Position:=wdCaptionPositionAbove
Next
End Sub

ragesz · #3 09-04-2013, 02:34 AM

Thank you fumei!

It works well with tables! I already had captions without label and number for my tables so I signed them with special characters (#table_caption_start# /...end#) then I searched these caption (With Selection.Find .Execute FindText:="#table_caption_start#",...) and used it at InsertCaption at Title.

Here is the code:

Code:

Sub addTableCAP2()
Dim objTable As Table
Dim rngTable As Range
Dim strTable As String
For Each objTable In ActiveDocument.Tables
  With Selection.Find
    .Execute FindText:="#table_caption_start#", Forward:=True, MatchWholeWord:=False, _
    MatchWildcards:=False, Wrap:=wdFindStop, MatchCase:=False
    Set rngTable = Selection.Range
    rngTable.End = ActiveDocument.Range.End
    rngTable.End = rngTable.Start + InStr(rngTable, "end#")
    rngTable.End = rngTable.End + 4
    strTable = Replace(rngTable.Text, "#table_caption_start#", "")
    strTable = Replace(strTable, "#table_caption_end#", "")
    strTable = Left(strTable, Len(strTable) - 1)
    rngTable.Text = ""
    objTable.Select
    Selection.InsertCaption Label:="Table", TitleAutoText:="", Title:=" - " + strTable, _
    Position:=wdCaptionPositionAbove
  End With
Next
End Sub

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