Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 16, 2025)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
If you are writing macros using VBA, it is not uncommon to process data and place the results of your processing into cells in a worksheet. If desired, you can also make the results in a bold typeface so that they stand out. You do this by setting the Bold property of the Font object for a selection.
For instance, if you wanted to make the contents of cell A1 bold, you could use the following in your macro:
Cells(1, 1).Font.Bold = True
Likewise, if you wanted to make the currently selected cell bold, you could use the following code:
Selection.Font.Bold = True
If you wanted to explicitly turn off the bold attribute of a particular cell, all you need to do is change True to False in the foregoing examples.
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