Returns a Range object that represents all the columns on the active worksheet. If the active document isn't a worksheet, the Columns property fails. Read-only.
expression.Columns
expression Required. An expression that returns an object in the Applies To List.
Columns property as it applies to the Range object.
Returns a Range object that represents the columns in the specified range. Read-only.
expression.Columns
expression Required. An expression that returns an object in the Applies To List.
Columns property as it applies to the WorkSheet object.
Returns a Range object that represents all the columns on the specified worksheet. Read-only.
expression.Columns
expression Required. An expression that returns an object in the Applies To List.
For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
Remarks
Using this property without an object qualifier is equivalent to using ActiveSheet.Columns.
When applied to a Range object that's a multiple-area selection, this property returns columns from only the first area of the range. For example, if the Range object has two areasSelection.Columns.Count returns 2, not 4. To use this property on a range that may contain a multiple-area selection, test Areas.Count to determine whether the range contains more than one area. If it does, loop over each area in the range.
Example
This example formats the font of column one (column A) on Sheet1 as bold.
Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns(1).Font.Bold = True
This example sets the value of every cell in column one in the range named "myRange" to 0 (zero).
Range("myRange").Columns(1).Value = 0
This example displays the number of columns in the selection on Sheet1. If more than one area is selected, the example loops through each area.
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
areaCount = Selection.Areas.Count
If areaCount <= 1 Then
MsgBox "The selection contains " & _
Selection.Columns.Count & " columns."
Else
For i = 1 To areaCount
MsgBox "Area " & i & " of the selection contains " & _
Selection.Areas(i).Columns.Count & " columns."
Next i
End If