XL: Macro to Shade Every Other Row in a Selection

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q142139
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Excel For Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for the Power Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you can easily format a list range using the AutoFormat command on the Format menu. However, if you want to shade every other row in a selection, you must create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure similar to the sample macro in the "More Information" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

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To see the patterns available in Microsoft Excel, click Cells on the Format menu, and then select the Patterns Tab. The Pattern drop-down box displays the available patterns. The pattern used in the following macro, referred to by its constant name, xlGray16, is the fifth one from the right in the first row.

The following macro sets the pattern in every other row of the current selection to xlGray16.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub ShadeEveryOtherRow()

       Dim Counter As Integer

       'For every row in the current selection...
       For Counter = 1 To Selection.Rows.Count
           'If the row is an odd number (within the selection)...
           If Counter Mod 2 = 1 Then
               'Set the pattern to xlGray16.
               Selection.Rows(Counter).Interior.Pattern = xlGray16
           End If
       Next

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about how to apply an AutoFormat to a range, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu and type: 

   Tell me about autoformat
For more information about Visual Basic Constants, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu and type: 

   Visual Basic Constants
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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