XL98: Problems Using ColorIndex to Set Color of Borders

   ActiveCell.Borders.ColorIndex = 3
				

WORKAROUND

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Left, Right, Top, and Bottom Borders

To use the ColorIndex property for these types of borders, set the ColorIndex property to the value you want, for example:

   ActiveCell.Borders(xlEdgeLeft).ColorIndex = 2
   ActiveCell.Borders(xlEdgeRight).ColorIndex = 3
   ActiveCell.Borders(xlEdgeTop).ColorIndex = 4
   ActiveCell.Borders(xlEdgeBottom).ColorIndex = 5
				

You can set all four borders to the same value by using a line of code similar to the following:

   ActiveCell.Borders.ColorIndex = 6
				

Inside Vertical and Inside Horizontal Borders

To use the ColorIndex property for these types of borders, set the ColorIndex property for the appropriate constant to the correct value, for example:

   Selection.Borders(xlInsideVertical).ColorIndex = 7
   Selection.Borders(xlInsideHorizontal).ColorIndex = 8
				

NOTE: When you use the xlInsideVertical constant, the selected range must contain at least two columns. When you use the xlInsideHorizontal constant, the selected range must contain at least two rows. If the selection does not contain the necessary number of columns or rows, you receive the following error message:

Diagonal Up and Diagonal Down Borders

To use the ColorIndex property for these types of borders, first set the Weight property of the border, for example:

   With Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalUp)
       .Weight = xlThin
       .ColorIndex = 9
   End With
				

   Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalDown).Weight = xlMedium
   Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalDown).ColorIndex = 10
				

NOTE: If you use the ColorIndex property of the diagonal border before you set its Weight property, the ColorIndex property is ignored, and the border appears in the default color (black). If you do not set the Weight property, the border does not appear.

   MsgBox ActiveCell.Borders.Count
				

   ActiveCell.Borders.ColorIndex = 3