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Tab.ColorIndex property (Excel)

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Returns or sets a Variant value that represents the color of the specified worksheet tab or chart tab.

Syntax

expression.ColorIndex

expression A variable that represents a Tab object.

Remarks

After a Tab object is returned, you can use the ColorIndex property to determine the settings of a tab for a chart or worksheet.

The color is specified as an index value in the current color palette from 1 to 56 or the XlColorIndex value xlColorIndexNone.

Example

In the following example, Microsoft Excel determines whether the first worksheet's tab color index is set to none and notifies the user.

Sub CheckTab() 
 
 ' Determine if color index of 1st tab is set to none. 
 If Worksheets(1).Tab.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexNone Then 
  MsgBox "The color index is set to none for the first " & _ 
  "worksheet tab." 
 Else 
  MsgBox "The color index for the tab of the first worksheet " & _ 
  "is not set to none." 
 End If 
 
End Sub

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