How do I get text to flash in MS Excel
 

How do I get text (in a cell) to flash in MS Excel?
Thanks.
OH

Ollie,

'VBA CODE EXAMPLES
'
'Created by Bill Manville
'
'To create a blinking cell:
'
'If you define a new Style (Format / Style / Flash/ Add ) and apply
'that style to the cells you want to flash, paste the following code
'into a module sheet and run the procedure Flash from Auto-Open if
'desired you will get the text flashing alternately white and red.

Dim NextTime As Date

Sub Flash()
NextTime = Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Flash").Font
If .ColorIndex = 2 Then .ColorIndex = 3 Else .ColorIndex = 2
End With
Application.OnTime NextTime, "Flash"
End Sub

Sub StopIt()
Application.OnTime NextTime, "Flash", schedule:=False
ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Flash").Font.ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
End Sub

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"Ollie Hill" <Ollie wrote in message
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How do I get text (in a cell) to flash in MS Excel?
Thanks.
OH