[Excel VBA] How to Get and Select the Entire Range of a Table | Mastering ListObject Range Operations

2025年12月29日

Excel Tables (ListObject) are convenient for managing structured data. However, to accurately implement operations like “getting or selecting the entire table using VBA,” you need to understand how to use the table’s range properties.

This article introduces how to retrieve, select, and manipulate the entire cell range of a table using VBA.

Expected Use Cases

You want to select the entire specified table and apply coloring or borders all at once.
You want to copy the table range and paste it into another sheet.
You want to check and verify the data structure of the entire table.

Example of VBA Code

The following code retrieves the cell range of a table named “ProductList” on the active sheet and selects it.

Sub SelectEntireTable()

    Dim tbl As ListObject
    Set tbl = ActiveSheet.ListObjects("ProductList")

    ' Select the entire range of the table
    tbl.Range.Select

End Sub

Other Selection Methods

1. Referencing by Table Name (Structured Reference)

Range("ProductList").Select

Note: This method may cause errors if the name duplicates a defined name or when referencing other sheets. For certainty, using ListObjects("ProductList").Range is safer.

2. Selecting the Table Object Itself (Not the Cell Range)

ActiveSheet.ListObjects("ProductList").Select

This syntax is an Excel-specific behavior for selecting the table object and is generally not suitable for manipulating it as a VBA Range object.

Frequently Used Properties

Property Name	Description
.Range	The cell range of the entire table (Header + Data + Totals row).
.DataBodyRange	The data part only (Excluding Header and Totals row).
.HeaderRowRange	The cell range of the header row.
.TotalsRowRange	The cell range of the totals row (only when visible).

Summary

Using VBA, you can easily retrieve and select the cell range of an Excel table.

By using ListObjects("TableName").Range, you can accurately manipulate the entire scope of the table, including headers and total rows.

This method is very effective when applying formatting to the whole table, or when performing copy or delete operations. Please make use of this in your daily tasks.

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