ColorIndex Property
Applies To
Border object, Font object.
Description
Returns or sets the color for the specified border or font object. Read/write Long.
Can be one of the following WdColorIndex constants:
Remarks
The wdByAuthor constant is not valid for border and font objects.
See Also
BackgroundPatternColorIndex property, DefaultBorderColorIndex property, DefaultHighlightColorIndex property, ForegroundPatternColorIndex property, HighlightColorIndex property, SelectCurrentColor method.
Example
This example changes the color of the text in the first paragraph in the active document.
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range.Font.ColorIndex = wdGreen
This example formats the selected text to appear in red.
Selection.Font.ColorIndex = wdRed
This example adds a dotted red border around each cell in the first table.
If ActiveDocument.Tables.Count >= 1 Then
For Each aBorder In ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Borders
aBorder.ColorIndex = wdRed
aBorder.LineStyle = wdLineStyleDashDot
aBorder.LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
Next aBorder
End If