TopPadding Property
Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of a single cell or all the cells in a table. Read/write Single.
expression.TopPadding
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Remarks
The setting of the TopPadding property for a single cell overrides the setting of the TopPadding property for the entire table.
Example
This example sets the top padding for the first table in the active document to 40 pixels.
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).TopPadding = _
PixelsToPoints(40, True)