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Excel 2007 - Using VBA to color an object - trouble with color indexes
Have several drawing objects that need to be colored in Excel 2007 - recording a macro and setting a color to an object doesn't seem to render VB syntax...how can I tell the workbook to change to a certain color, and how can I know what color index I need to use?
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It could be any drawing object, but in my case it's a group of rounded rectangles that I'm using to look like tabs at the top of a graphing area that will call (with visible = true syntax) a given graph associated with that shape and hide all others before turning screen updating back on...so it's not a command button - but you might be onto something - can I use that syntax with the RGB criteria to define the color of an object? And what would the syntax be, both to call the color (is it BackColor or something else like InteriorColor) and to select the object? Thanks for the quick reply!
With an example I would guess trying
objectname.Backcolor = RGB(0,0,0)
If this does not work could you post an example file for me to look at
Michael
objectname.Backcolor = RGB(0,0,0)
If this does not work could you post an example file for me to look at
Michael
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try this code:
ActiveSheet.Shapes.Range(A
With Selection.ShapeRange.Fill
.Visible = msoTrue
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
.Transparency = 0
.Solid
End With
The RGB codes for your specific colors can be discovered when you click the Fill button - More Colors - Custom tab. If you then click to a color and slide the intensity arrow on the right you will get the RGB code for the color.
Regards,
Davy
ActiveSheet.Shapes.Range(A
With Selection.ShapeRange.Fill
.Visible = msoTrue
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
.Transparency = 0
.Solid
End With
The RGB codes for your specific colors can be discovered when you click the Fill button - More Colors - Custom tab. If you then click to a color and slide the intensity arrow on the right you will get the RGB code for the color.
Regards,
Davy
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With buttons you can change the backcolor of the button in the properties of the control or in VBA using something like
commmandbutton1.BackColor = RGB(0,0,0)
This article has some further information on setting the back color
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa223931%28v=office.11%29.aspx
Michael