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Excel Top and Bottom Cell Padding

I'm trying to add cell padding on the top and bottom of all cells in an Excel 2007 worksheet. I found a solution on Experts Exchange from Akoster, but it doesn't run for me:

Range([...]).EntireRow.AutoFit
Range([...]).RowHeight = Range([...]).RowHeight + 12
Range([...]).VerticalAlignment = xlCenter

The error is...Run-time error '1004'
Method 'Range' of object' _Global' failed.

What should I change?

andrewssd3

The solution looks fine - that error will be because the Range you specify is in some way invalid, either because it's a bad cell reference or name or because you don't have the right active sheet. What is your code actually saying? It should be something like

Range("A1:A34").EntireRow.AutoFit
Range("A1:A34").RowHeight = Range("A1:A34").RowHeight + 12
Range("A1:A34").VerticalAlignment = xlCenter

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Or better,

Sub PadRows()

Dim rngPad As Range

    Set rngPad = Application.Range("A1:A34")

    With rngPad
        .EntireRow.AutoFit
        .RowHeight = Range("A1:A34").RowHeight + 12
        .VerticalAlignment = xlCenter
    End With

End Sub

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andrewssd3

Sorry missed one reference there:

Sub PadRows()

Dim rngPad As Range

    Set rngPad = Application.Range("A1:A34")

    With rngPad
        .EntireRow.AutoFit
        .RowHeight = .RowHeight + 12
        .VerticalAlignment = xlCenter
    End With

End Sub

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The A1:A34 could be any range that includes all the rows you want.

nplanek

ASKER

I have cells that have one, two or three lines. The code seems to center the text vertically, because I can see the text in the one and two line cells move; I see no difference in the three line cell (it shows no padding). Ideally I would like the text aligned at the bottom of the cell with padding at the top and bottom. Possible?

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nplanek

ASKER

I can work with this....thanks!

andrewssd3

Thanks for the points. Can you just say why you did not award an A here? The grading guidelines http://www.experts-exchange.com/help/viewHelpPage.jsp?helpPageID=26 say you should award an A unless the answer is deficient in some way. If it is I'd be happy to help you.

nplanek

ASKER

I'm sure your solution was the best available, but didn't meet my needs perfectly. I just needed the text aligned at the bottom, with padding on the top and bottom.