Your statement

rect.resize(numRows + 1, numColumns + 1).Select

Selects a larger area, but doesn't change rect.

If you're trying to change rect, you can use something like

Set rect = rect.Resize(numRows + 1, numColumns + 1)
rect.Select

or, if you just want the size of the selected area, use the Selection
object directly:

Msgbox Selection.Rows.Count


In article ,
don wrote:

When resizing a range, excel doesn't seem to acknowledge the new size
In this example rect is increased by 1 row and 1 column.
yet when the number of rows is asked for in the msgbox in replies with
8.
It seems that it should recognize the new size.
How do you get it to acknowledge the new dimensions.
Thanks
Don


Sub resize()
Worksheets("Sheet3").Activate
Set rect = Range("a1:c8")
numRows = rect.Rows.Count
numColumns = rect.Columns.Count
rect.resize(numRows + 1, numColumns + 1).Select
MsgBox rect.Rows.Count
End Sub