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Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦
Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
You can create a macro with code like this and assign it to a button on the QAT
Record a macro when you do it manual to get the code you want With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlGray50 .PatternThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2 .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic .TintAndShade = 0 .PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With You can save the code in your personal.xlsb http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦ Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
Thanks so much, Ron. But will that be a button for just one shade/pattern
selection, or a drop-down box with all the colors and patterns like Excel had before? The code for the drop-down box is what I'm looking for... "Ron de Bruin" wrote: You can create a macro with code like this and assign it to a button on the QAT Record a macro when you do it manual to get the code you want With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlGray50 .PatternThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2 .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic .TintAndShade = 0 .PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With You can save the code in your personal.xlsb http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦ Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
Yes, one way
I will see if I can find a way to call the dialog -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Thanks so much, Ron. But will that be a button for just one shade/pattern selection, or a drop-down box with all the colors and patterns like Excel had before? The code for the drop-down box is what I'm looking for... "Ron de Bruin" wrote: You can create a macro with code like this and assign it to a button on the QAT Record a macro when you do it manual to get the code you want With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlGray50 .PatternThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2 .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic .TintAndShade = 0 .PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With You can save the code in your personal.xlsb http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦ Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
That would be fantastic, Ron - thank you, I look forward to seeing it!
"Ron de Bruin" wrote: Yes, one way I will see if I can find a way to call the dialog -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Thanks so much, Ron. But will that be a button for just one shade/pattern selection, or a drop-down box with all the colors and patterns like Excel had before? The code for the drop-down box is what I'm looking for... "Ron de Bruin" wrote: You can create a macro with code like this and assign it to a button on the QAT Record a macro when you do it manual to get the code you want With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlGray50 .PatternThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2 .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic .TintAndShade = 0 .PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With You can save the code in your personal.xlsb http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦ Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
Nothing found , I think the only way is to make a dropdown with a few macro options if you use it a lot.
I hope I am wrong Bed time for me Good night -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... That would be fantastic, Ron - thank you, I look forward to seeing it! "Ron de Bruin" wrote: Yes, one way I will see if I can find a way to call the dialog -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Thanks so much, Ron. But will that be a button for just one shade/pattern selection, or a drop-down box with all the colors and patterns like Excel had before? The code for the drop-down box is what I'm looking for... "Ron de Bruin" wrote: You can create a macro with code like this and assign it to a button on the QAT Record a macro when you do it manual to get the code you want With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlGray50 .PatternThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2 .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic .TintAndShade = 0 .PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With You can save the code in your personal.xlsb http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦ Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007
Well, that's too bad. How horribly shortsighted of those Excel folks. Thanks
so very much for trying, Ron. I'll check back periodically to see if anything's been found. "Ron de Bruin" wrote: Nothing found , I think the only way is to make a dropdown with a few macro options if you use it a lot. I hope I am wrong Bed time for me Good night -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... That would be fantastic, Ron - thank you, I look forward to seeing it! "Ron de Bruin" wrote: Yes, one way I will see if I can find a way to call the dialog -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Thanks so much, Ron. But will that be a button for just one shade/pattern selection, or a drop-down box with all the colors and patterns like Excel had before? The code for the drop-down box is what I'm looking for... "Ron de Bruin" wrote: You can create a macro with code like this and assign it to a button on the QAT Record a macro when you do it manual to get the code you want With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlGray50 .PatternThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2 .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic .TintAndShade = 0 .PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With You can save the code in your personal.xlsb http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Candida" wrote in message ... Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on¦ Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill color" button. Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on the pattern style box seven clicks in all every time I want to change a new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to choose a new scheme. Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the font area of the ribbon but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would do just as well. Many thanks. |
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