XL2000: Macro to Shade Every Other Row in a Selection

ID: Q213616

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SUMMARY

Microsoft Excel automatically formats new data that you type at the end of a list to match the preceding rows. You can also format a list using the AutoFormat command on the Format menu. Or, if you want, you can format a list programmatically. This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure to shade every other row in a selection.

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To see the patterns available in Excel, click Cells on the Format menu, and then click the Patterns tab. The Pattern drop-down list 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 formatting lists, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type "Format lists quickly" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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