Borders.OutsideColorIndex Property

Word Developer Reference

Returns or sets the color of the outside borders. Read/write WdColorIndex.

Syntax

expression.OutsideColorIndex

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Borders collection.

Remarks

If the OutsideLineStyle property is set to either wdLineStyleNone or False, setting this property has no effect.

Example

This example adds borders between rows and between columns in the first table of the active document, and then it sets the colors for both the inside and outside borders.

Visual Basic for Applications
  If ActiveDocument.Tables.Count >= 1 Then
    Set myTable = ActiveDocument.Tables(1)
    With myTable.Borders
        .InsideLineStyle = True
        .InsideColorIndex = wdBrightGreen
        .OutsideColorIndex = wdPink
    End With
End If

This example adds a red, 0.75-point double border around the first paragraph in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications
  With ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Borders
    .OutsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
    .OutsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
    .OutsideColorIndex = wdRed
End With

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