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If you need to find tables within your documents, then there are a couple of ways you can approach the task. The first is to use the Go To command. Simply follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Go To tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
The other approach you can use is the Object Browser. Follow these steps if you are using Word 2007 or Word 2010. (The Object Browser was removed from Word 2013.)
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2021-04-03 20:18:16
Rhonda
The loss of the Object Browse button was sorely felt by many who used it. However, some of its functions (e.g. jumping to next images [graphics] and tables) are available from the search function on the navigation pane. Ctrl+F to open the nav pane, then click the drop-down arrow to the right of the magnifying glass icon. Click one of the options in the Find section (e.g. tables), then click the next and previous arrows to quickly jump to that object.
2021-04-03 06:56:59
Ken Endacott
(see Figure 1 below)
Figure 1.
2021-04-03 06:53:59
Ken Endacott
My apologies. The Browse command is not built in but was one that I had written some time ago and is installed on my computer. The browse functions are still available in VBA on the latter versions of Word but a macro is needed to use them.
Here are a couple of macros that can be placed on the QAT to jump to the next or previous table.
Sub BrowseNextTable()
With Application.Browser
.Target = wdBrowseTable
.Next
End With
End Sub
Sub BrowsePreviousTable()
With Application.Browser
.Target = wdBrowseTable
.Previous
End With
End Sub
My Browse command creates a floating form covering all the Browse options as shown below. The coding is too complex to describe in this forum.
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2021-04-03 05:10:23
Ken Endacott
In Word versions above 2010 the Object Browse Has been removed from the vertical scroll bar but it is still available and its new format it is more user friendly. However it is not installed on the ribbons or the QAT by default.
It can be added to a ribbon or the Quick Access Toolbar from “All Commands” and selecting “Browse”.
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