BackColor, BackStyle, BorderColor, BorderStyle, ForeColor, SpecialEffect Properties Example

The following example demonstrates the BorderStyle and SpecialEffect properties, showing each border available through these properties. The example also demonstrates how to control color settings by using the BackColor, BackStyle, BorderColor, and ForeColor properties.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Declarations portion of a form. Make sure that the form contains:

• Six TextBox controls named TextBox1 through TextBox6.
  
  
• Two ToggleButton controls named ToggleButton1 and ToggleButton2.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
'Initialize each TextBox with a border style or special effect,
'and foreground and background colors

'TextBox1 initially uses a borderstyle
TextBox1.Text = "BorderStyle-Single"
TextBox1.BorderStyle = fmBorderStyleSingle
TextBox1.BorderColor = RGB(255, 128, 128)   
'Color - Salmon
TextBox1.ForeColor = RGB(255, 255, 0)       
'Color - Yellow
TextBox1.BackColor = RGB(0, 128, 64)        
'Color - Green #2

'TextBoxes 2 through 6 initially use special effects
TextBox2.Text = "Flat"
TextBox2.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectFlat
TextBox2.ForeColor = RGB(64, 0, 0)          
'Color - Brown
TextBox2.BackColor = RGB(0, 0, 255)         
'Color - Blue

'Ensure the background style for TextBox2 is initially
'opaque.
TextBox2.BackStyle = fmBackStyleOpaque

TextBox3.Text = "Etched"
TextBox3.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectEtched
TextBox3.ForeColor = RGB(128, 0, 255)       
'Color - Purple
TextBox3.BackColor = RGB(0, 255, 255)       
'Color - Cyan

'Define BorderColor for later use (when borderstyle=fmBorderStyleSingle)
TextBox3.BorderColor = RGB(0, 0, 0)         
'Color - Black

TextBox4.Text = "Bump"
TextBox4.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectBump
TextBox4.ForeColor = RGB(255, 0, 255)       
'Color - Magenta
TextBox4.BackColor = RGB(0, 0, 100)         
'Color - Navy blue

TextBox5.Text = "Raised"
TextBox5.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectRaised
TextBox5.ForeColor = RGB(255, 0, 0)         
'Color - Red
TextBox5.BackColor = RGB(128, 128, 128)     
'Color - Gray

TextBox6.Text = "Sunken"
TextBox6.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectSunken
TextBox6.ForeColor = RGB(0, 64, 0)          
'Color - Olive
TextBox6.BackColor = RGB(0, 255, 0)         
'Color - Green #1

ToggleButton1.Caption = "Swap styles"
ToggleButton2.Caption = "Transparent/Opaque " _
    & "background"
End Sub

Private Sub ToggleButton1_Click()

'Swap borders between TextBox1 and TextBox3
If ToggleButton1.Value = True Then
    'Change TextBox1 from BorderStyle to Etched
    TextBox1.Text = "Etched"
    TextBox1.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectEtched
    
    'Change TextBox3 from Etched to BorderStyle
    TextBox3.Text = "BorderStyle-Single"
    TextBox3.BorderStyle = fmBorderStyleSingle
Else
    'Change TextBox1 back to BorderStyle
    TextBox1.Text = "BorderStyle-Single"
    TextBox1.BorderStyle = fmBorderStyleSingle
    
    'Change TextBox3 back to Etched
    TextBox3.Text = "Etched"
    TextBox3.SpecialEffect = fmSpecialEffectEtched
End If
End Sub

Private Sub ToggleButton2_Click()
'Set background to Opaque or Transparent
If ToggleButton2.Value = True Then
    'Change TextBox2 to a transparent background
    TextBox2.BackStyle = fmBackStyleTransparent
Else
    'Change TextBox2 back to opaque background
    TextBox2.BackStyle = fmBackStyleOpaque
End If
End Sub