# TableCanInsert Property

> Returns whether a new table can be inserted: False when text is selected or the current input position is already inside a table. Read only.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > TableCanInsert Property
- **207 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecaninsert-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecaninsert-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecaninsert-property/llms-full.txt

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This property provides information about whether a table can be inserted. It returns False when a selection exists or the current input position is inside a table. Otherwise it returns True.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.TableCanInsert
```

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| True | A new table can be inserted. |
| False | A new table cannot be inserted. |

### Data Types

Boolean.

### Limitations

Read only, run time only.

### See Also

- [Formatting Text by using Number Formats](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/tables/number-formats/llms-full.txt)
- [Tables](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/tables/llms-full.txt)
- [Using Formulas in Table Cells](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/tables/formulas/llms-full.txt)
- [TableInsert Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tableinsert-method/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: Tables](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/tables/llms-full.txt)

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