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Cells Borders

Introduction
As we have mentioned already, a cell appears and behaves like a
rectangular box. As such, it has borders and a background. Microsoft Excel
provides a default appearance for a cell with regards to its background. For
example, it surrounds the cell with a gray border and a white background.
You can keep these defaults or you can change them as you see fit.

The Line Style of a Border
To visually control the borders of a cell or a group of cells, on the Ribbon, click Home.
In the Font section, click the arrow of the Borders button and select one of the
options:
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To programmatically control the borders of a cell or a group of cells, refer to the cell or the group of
cells and access its Borders object. This object is accessed as an indexed property. Here is an
example:
Range("B2").Borders()
In the parentheses of the Borders property, specify the border you want to change. The primary
available values are: xlEdgeBottom, xlEdgeTop, xlEdgeLeft, and xlEdgeRight. Sometimes you may
have selected a group of cells and you want to take an action on the line(s) between (among) them.
To support this, the Borders property can take an index named xlInsideVertical for a vertical border
between two cells or an index named xlInsideHorizontal for a horizontal border between the cells.
After specifying the border you want to work on, you must specify the type of characteristic you
want to change. For example, you can specify the type of line you want the border to show. To
support this, the Borders object is equipped with a property named LineStyle. To specify the type of
line you want the border to display, you can assign a value to the LineStyle property. The available
values are xlContinuous, xlDash, xlDashDot, xlDashDotDot, xlDot, xlDouble, xlSlantDashDot,
and xlLineStyleNone. Therefore, you can assign any of these values to the property. To assist you
with this, you can type LineStyle followed by a period and select the desired value from the list that
appears:
Practical Learning: Specifying the Styles of Cells Border
Change the code as follows:

Sub CreateWorkbook()
' CreateWorkbook Macro
' This macro is used to create a workbook for the
' Georgetown Dry Cleaning Services
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+W

Rem Just in case there is anything on the
Rem worksheet, delete everything
Range("A:K").Delete
Range("1:20").Delete

Rem Create the sections and headings of the worksheet
Range("B2") = "Georgetown Dry Cleaning Services"
Range("B2").Font.Name = "Rockwell Condensed"
Range("B2").Font.Size = 24
Range("B2").Font.Bold = True
Range("B2").Font.Color = vbBlue

Range("B5") = "Order Identification"
Range("B5").Font.Name = "Cambria"
Range("B5").Font.ThemeColor = 5

Rem To draw a thick line, change the bottom
Rem borders of the cells from B5 to J5
Range("B5:J5").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous

Range("B6") = "Receipt #:"
Range("D6:F6").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous

Range("G6") = "Order Status:"
Range("I6:J6").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous

Range("B7") = "Customer Name:"

Range("G7") = "Customer Phone:"


Range("B9") = "Date Left:"

Range("G9") = "Time Left:"

Range("B10") = "Date Expected:"

Range("G10") = "Time Expected:"

Range("B11") = "Date Picked Up:"

Range("G11") = "Time Picked Up:"


Range("B13") = "Items to Clean"

Range("B14") = "Item"
Range("D14") = "Unit Price"
Range("E14") = "Qty"
Range("F14") = "Sub-Total"

Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeLeft).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeTop).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("C14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("D14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("E14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B15") = "Shirts"
Range("B15").Borders(xlEdgeLeft).LineStyle = xlContinuous

Range("H15") = "Order Summary"
Range("H15").Font.Name = "Cambria"
Range("H15").Font.Size = 14
Range("H15").Font.Bold = True

Range("B16") = "Pants"

Range("B17") = "None"

Range("H17") = "Cleaning Total:"
Range("I17").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous


Range("H18") = "Tax Rate:"

Range("I18") = "5.75"
Range("J18") = "%"

Range("H19") = "Tax Amount:"



Range("B14:C14").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous

Range("F15").Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous






Range("H20") = "Order Total:"

Rem Change the widths and heights of some columns and rows
Rem In previous lessons, we learned all these things
Range("E:E, G:G").ColumnWidth = 4
Columns("H").ColumnWidth = 14
Columns("J").ColumnWidth = 1.75

Rows("3").RowHeight = 2
Range("8:8, 12:12").RowHeight = 8

Rem Merge the cells H15, I15, H16, and I16
Range("H15:I16").MergeCells = True
Rem Align the merged text to the left
Range("H15:H16").VerticalAlignment = xlCenter

Range("H16").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous

Rem Hide the gridlines
ActiveWindow.DisplayGridlines = False
End Sub
The Weight of a Border
After specifying the type of line to apply to a border, you can control the thickness of the
line. To support this, the Borders object is equipped with a property named Weight. The
available values are xlHairline, xlThin, xlMedium, and xlThick.
Practical Learning: Specifying the Weight of Cells Border
1. Change the code as follows:


Rem Just in case there is anything on the
Rem worksheet, delete everything
Range("A:K").Delete
Range("1:20").Delete

Rem Create the sections and headings of the worksheet
Range("B2") = "Georgetown Dry Cleaning Services"
Range("B2").Font.Name = "Rockwell Condensed"
Range("B2").Font.Color = vbBlue


Range("B5") = "Order Identification"
Range("B5").Font.ThemeColor = 5

Range("B5:J5").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlMedium

Range("B6") = "Receipt #:"
Range("D6:F6").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlHairline

Range("G6") = "Order Status:"
Range("I6:J6").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlHairline


Range("G7") = "Customer Phone:"

Range("B8:J8").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlThin

Range("B9") = "Date Left:"

Range("G9") = "Time Left:"

Range("B10") = "Date Expected:"

Range("G10") = "Time Expected:"

Range("B11") = "Date Picked Up:"

Range("G11") = "Time Picked Up:"


Range("B13") = "Items to Clean"

Range("B14") = "Item"
Range("D14") = "Unit Price"
Range("E14") = "Qty"
Range("F14") = "Sub-Total"

Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeLeft).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeLeft).Weight = xlThin
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeTop).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeTop).Weight = xlThin
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlThin
Range("B14:F14").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlThin
Range("C14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlThin
Range("D14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlThin
Range("E14").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlThin
Range("B15") = "Shirts"
Range("B15").Borders(xlEdgeLeft).Weight = xlThin


Range("H15") = "Order Summary"
Range("H15").Font.Name = "Cambria"
Range("H15").Font.Size = 14
Range("H15").Font.Bold = True

Range("B16") = "Pants"


Range("H17") = "Cleaning Total:"
Range("I17").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlHairline


Range("H18") = "Tax Rate:"

Range("I18") = "5.75"
Range("J18") = "%"

Range("H19") = "Tax Amount:"


Range("B14:C14").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlThin

Range("D15").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlHairline
Range("E15").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlHairline
Range("F15").Borders(xlEdgeRight).Weight = xlThin





Range("B20:F20").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlThin

Range("H20") = "Order Total:"

Rem Change the widths and heights of some columns and rows
Rem In previous lessons, we learned all these things
Range("E:E, G:G").ColumnWidth = 4
Columns("H").ColumnWidth = 14
Columns("J").ColumnWidth = 1.75

Rows("3").RowHeight = 2
Range("8:8, 12:12").RowHeight = 8

Rem Merge the cells H15, I15, H16, and I16
Range("H15:I16").MergeCells = True
Rem Align the merged text to the left
Range("H15:H16").VerticalAlignment = xlCenter

Range("H16:I16").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlMedium

End Sub
2. Return to Microsoft Excel and press Ctrl + Shift + W to see the result

3. Return to Microsoft Visual Basic
The Color of a Border
Besides its type of line, a border can be painted with a color of your choice and you have
many options.
To visually specify the color of a border, you can right-click a cell or a group of selected cells
and click Format Cells... In the next section, we will review the Format Cells dialog box.
To programmatically specify the color of a border, access the Borders indexed property of a
cell or a group of cells and specify the border whose color you want to change, as we saw in
the previous section. To support colors, the Borders object is equipped with a property
named Color. To specify the color, assign the desired color to the property. The VBA provides
a (limited) list of colors such as vbBlack, vbWhite, vbRed, vbGreen, and vbBlue. In reality,
a color in Microsoft Windows is represented as a color between 0 and 16,581,375.
Practical Learning: Controlling the Colors of Cells Borders
1. Change the code as follows:


. . . No Change

Range("B5:J5").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).ThemeColor = 5

. . . No Change

Range("B12:J12").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).ThemeColor = 5

. . . No Change

Range("H16:I16").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).Weight = xlMedium
Range("H16:I16").Borders(xlEdgeBottom).ThemeColor = 5

End Sub
2. Return to Microsoft Excel and press Ctrl + Shift + W to see the result
3. Return to Microsoft Visual Basic
The Border Property Page
To better visually control the borders of a cell or a group of cells, you use the Border property
page of the Format Cells dialog box. To access it:
On the Ribbon, click Home. In the Font section, the Alignment section, or the Number
section, click the more options button
Right-click the cell or the group of selected cells and click Format Cells...
Any of these actions would display the Format Cells dialog box where you would click the
Border tab.

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