I am a teacher who has just set up 28 files for each student in my class.
Each file contains a table with different headings. I would like to add a
new row (with new heading) to each of the 28 files. Is this possible to do
quickly, without having to open the 28 files individually?

Hi Ximelore,

Perhaps an MVP can come up with the solution you want.
My guess is that the fastest way to accomplish this is copy, and paste in
each document - and yes, a document has to be open to allow pasting.

Cooz


"Ximelore" wrote:

I am a teacher who has just set up 28 files for each student in my class.
Each file contains a table with different headings. I would like to add a
new row (with new heading) to each of the 28 files. Is this possible to do
quickly, without having to open the 28 files individually?

No it is not possible to add a row to a table in a document without
that document being opened. You could do with a macro that processess
a batch of files located in a common folder. "Quickly" in this case
would depend on how long it takes you to write the macro. You can get
a sample of code used to open and perform a task on a batch of files by
downloaded my VBA Find and Replace template he

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/VBA_Find_And_Replace.htm

Once you get the individual file open, you could do your task with
something like:

Sub AddRowToTable()
Dim oDoc As Word.Document
Set oDoc = ActiveDocument
With oDoc.Tables(1)
.Rows.Add
With .Cell(1, 1)
.Range.Text = "New Heading Text"
End With
End With
End Sub