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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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2016-08-18 02:38:08
Raf
Hey Stu,
It worked very well - thank you.
Kind regards,
Raf,
2016-08-16 09:03:51
Stu Cram
Hi Raf
Here is a way to make part of the active cell's text bold.
- Use style names such as "Regular", "Bold", "Italic", "Underline", "Bold Italic", etc.
- You can also adjust the font size and font for the particular characters too.
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With ActiveCell.Characters(Start:=1, Length:=4).Font
.Name = "Arial"
.FontStyle = "Bold"
.Size = 18
.Color = RGB(0, 0, 255) ' blue
End With
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- Adjust the values of parameters START and LENGTH as needed.
- Use Selection in place of ActiveCell is needed.
- Record a macro while making the changes manually so you can examine the macro to see other options.
Hope this helps.
2016-08-16 07:29:21
Raf
Hello,
is it possible to only make a part of a cell bold with a macro.
F.E.
A1 = this is an example
and i would like to turn the words "this" and "example" in bold.
So it would be :
(b)This(/b) is an (b)example (/b) (brackets mean bold on or off).
Thank you
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Office 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: 
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