XL: Borders Method Applies Inconsistent Format

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, if you use the Borders method in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure to set the Weight or Color property of the borders of a selection on a worksheet, the formatting of the selection may not be consistent.

CAUSE

When you use the Borders method on a selection, and there is already a border around the selection, if you set only the Color or the Weight property, two of the borders of the entire selection are formatted differently than the rest of your selection.

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   Sub Color()
       Dim x As Object
       Set x = Range("B2:C4")
       ' Set color of all cell borders in range to red.
       x.Borders.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)
   End Sub

If you run the following procedure:

   Sub Weight()
       Dim x As Object
       Set x = Range("B2:C4")
       ' Set thickness of all cell borders to thin.
       x.Borders.Weight = xlThin
   End Sub

WORKAROUND

To avoid having unexpected results when you use the Borders method on a selection of cells on a worksheet, apply both the Weight and Color property as in the following example:

      Set x = Range("B2:C4")
      With x.Borders
          .Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)
          .Weight = xlThick
      End With