Macro Sheets Only
Equivalent to choosing the Define button in the Style dialog box, which appears when you choose the Style command from the Format menu. Creates and changes cell styles. There are seven syntax forms of this function. Use syntax 1 of DEFINE.STYLE to define styles based on the format of the active cell. To create a style by specifying number, font, and other formats, use syntaxes 2 through 7 of DEFINE.STYLE.
Syntax
DEFINE.STYLE(style_text, number, font, alignment, border, pattern, protection)
DEFINE.STYLE?(style_text, number, font, alignment, border, pattern, protection)
Style_text is the name, as text, that you want to assign to the style.
The following arguments are logical values corresponding to check boxes in the Style dialog box. If an argument is TRUE, Microsoft Excel selects the check box and uses the corresponding format of the active cell in the style; if FALSE, Microsoft Excel clears the check box and omits formatting descriptions for that attribute. If style_text is omitted and all selected cells have identical formatting, the default is TRUE; if cells have different formatting, the default is FALSE.
Number corresponds to the Number check box.
Font corresponds to the Font check box.
Alignment corresponds to the Alignment check box.
Border corresponds to the Border check box.
Pattern corresponds to the Pattern check box.
Protection corresponds to the Protection check box.
Related Functions
APPLY.STYLE Applies a style to the selection
DELETE.STYLE Deletes a cell style
MERGE.STYLES Imports styles from another workbook into the active workbook
List of Command-Equivalent Functions