ColorIndex Property

Returns or sets the color for the specified border or font object. Read/write WdColorIndex.

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

The wdByAuthor constant is not valid for border and font objects.

Example

This example changes the color of the text in the first paragraph in the active document.

ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range.Font.ColorIndex = wdGreen

This example formats the selected text to appear in red.

Selection.Font.ColorIndex = wdRed

This example adds a dotted red border around each cell in the first table.

Dim borderLoop As Border

If ActiveDocument.Tables.Count >= 1 Then
    For Each borderLoop In ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Borders
        With borderLoop
            .ColorIndex = wdRed
            .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDashDot
            .LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
        End With
    Next borderLoop
End If