Comments on: How To Color a Cell With a Double-Click In Excel http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel The DIY source for aspiring entrepreneurs. Sun, 13 May 2012 15:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kara http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-16739 Kara Wed, 09 May 2012 02:02:44 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-16739 The way you have explained this made it so easy for a newbie like me! I was wondering if you have another code that can change the colour for certain cells for example i need c7 to ak7 when double clicked to be blue but i want the rest red still. Any help with that would be great The way you have explained this made it so easy for a newbie like me!
I was wondering if you have another code that can change the colour for certain cells for example i need c7 to ak7 when double clicked to be blue but i want the rest red still. Any help with that would be great

]]> By: Dan http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-16417 Dan Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:41:51 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-16417 Tomas, I have been using your code and changing this and that to learn but when I copy and paste your code for a select range of cells. It pops up with a Compile Error: Expected: list seperator or ) in the following line. With the colon highlighted. If Intersect(ActiveCell, Range(“A1:B10")) Is Nothing Then I am not very good on VB or even syntax errors in excell formulas either. Thanks for your help. Tomas,

I have been using your code and changing this and that to learn but when I copy and paste your code for a select range of cells. It pops up with a Compile Error: Expected: list seperator or ) in the following line. With the colon highlighted.
If Intersect(ActiveCell, Range(“A1:B10″)) Is Nothing Then
I am not very good on VB or even syntax errors in excell formulas either.

Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Maria http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-16356 Maria Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:49:10 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-16356 Dan, I've been trying to figure out how to do this with a number. I have a chart of four columns, and want to double click cell in colum A for the value "1", colum B for the value "2", colum C for the value "3" and column D for the value "4". I would like for the value to clear when i double click again. When double clicking and getting the value, I want the value to automatically display in colum G, while if I double click it clear in the previous columns, i would like for it to clear in column G as well. Can you teach me the code for this? Been trying to find this for a while now! Thanks, Maria Dan,
I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this with a number. I have a chart of four columns, and want to double click cell in colum A for the value “1″, colum B for the value “2″, colum C for the value “3″ and column D for the value “4″. I would like for the value to clear when i double click again. When double clicking and getting the value, I want the value to automatically display in colum G, while if I double click it clear in the previous columns, i would like for it to clear in column G as well.
Can you teach me the code for this?
Been trying to find this for a while now!
Thanks,
Maria

]]> By: Greg http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-16309 Greg Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:09:52 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-16309 Thanks for the code, Tomas. It's come in quite handy. Simple, neat and elegant. Thanks for the code, Tomas. It’s come in quite handy. Simple, neat and elegant.

]]> By: Joe http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-16107 Joe Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:29:22 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-16107 This double clicking code works perfect for what I want. Is there a way to have this routine applied to every sheet in a workbook without manually adding it to each sheet? For example I have a "master" sheet that is formatted with all the code and conditions I want. Then the user simply adds a new sheet and copies the master over to the new sheet. The routines however do not copy with it. Nawabi: To change the font color use "Target.Font.ColorIndex = x" where x is your color (below you can see where I added in): ' Then change the background color to red Target.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 Target.Font.ColorIndex = 1 This double clicking code works perfect for what I want. Is there a way to have this routine applied to every sheet in a workbook without manually adding it to each sheet? For example I have a “master” sheet that is formatted with all the code and conditions I want. Then the user simply adds a new sheet and copies the master over to the new sheet. The routines however do not copy with it.

Nawabi:
To change the font color use “Target.Font.ColorIndex = x” where x is your color (below you can see where I added in):
‘ Then change the background color to red
Target.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Target.Font.ColorIndex = 1

]]> By: Steve http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-15653 Steve Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:48:24 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-15653 Thanks for this, appreciate it! Thanks for this, appreciate it!

]]> By: Nawabi http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-15198 Nawabi Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:17:53 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-15198 very good micro for change cell color but i want change the text color with double click in excel. do you know? if you know please teach me. i'll wait your answer. Nawabi very good micro for change cell color but i want change the text color with double click in excel. do you know?
if you know please teach me.
i’ll wait your answer.

Nawabi

]]> By: Jared Newnam http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-15046 Jared Newnam Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:13:57 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-15046 Hey Dan, I thought this was a great tutorial. I customized it to my needs. There's one question I have for you. I'm trying to avoid a specific range of cells from changing color when it's double-clicked. Can you provide some insight into this? -Jared Hey Dan,

I thought this was a great tutorial. I customized it to my needs. There’s one question I have for you. I’m trying to avoid a specific range of cells from changing color when it’s double-clicked.

Can you provide some insight into this?

-Jared

]]> By: Dennis http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-14240 Dennis Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:20:58 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-14240 Tomas, Re: How to Color a Cell With a Double-Click In Excel I sent a question earlier today and since then I discovered where I was going wrong. I’m a neophyte to VBA for Excel and I did not understand the basics of where to put the code for BeforeDoubleClick events. I think I’ve got that part straightened out but, nevertheless, I am getting an error message when I double click a cell. The message is this: Run-time error ’1004’: Application-defined or object-defined error When I click Debug, the following line of the code is highlighted: Target.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 I am using Excel 2007. Thanks for any help you can give. Dennis Tomas,

Re: How to Color a Cell With a Double-Click In Excel

I sent a question earlier today and since then I discovered where I was going wrong. I’m a neophyte to VBA for Excel and I did not understand the basics of where to put the code for BeforeDoubleClick events. I think I’ve got that part straightened out but, nevertheless, I am getting an error message when I double click a cell. The message is this:

Run-time error ’1004’:
Application-defined or object-defined error

When I click Debug, the following line of the code is highlighted:

Target.Interior.ColorIndex = 3

I am using Excel 2007. Thanks for any help you can give.

Dennis

]]> By: Dennis http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel/comment-page-1#comment-14239 Dennis Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:25:53 +0000 http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/how-to-color-a-cell-with-a-double-click-in-excel#comment-14239 Tomas, Re: How To Color a Cell With a Double-Click In Excel, 11-06-2007 This does not work for me in either Excel 2003 or 2007. First of all, when I right-click in a worksheet, there is no “View Code” option. So I open the VB editor with Alt-F11, insert a Module, and paste in your code. When I go back to the worksheet and go to Tools, Macros, nothing is in the Macro dialog box. The box prompts me to enter the name of the Macro, which I do: Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Target As Excel.Range, Cancel As Boolean). But the Run button is not active. When I try running the routine from the VB editor, I get the same empty Macro dialog box. I’ve also tried double-clicking in cells on the worksheet, thinking this might activate the macro, but nothing happens. The workbook is macro enabled, so that’s not the problem. What am I doing wrong? This is a good idea that I could use, so any help is greatly appreciated. Dennis Tomas,

Re: How To Color a Cell With a Double-Click In Excel, 11-06-2007

This does not work for me in either Excel 2003 or 2007. First of all, when I right-click in a worksheet, there is no “View Code” option. So I open the VB editor with Alt-F11, insert a Module, and paste in your code. When I go back to the worksheet and go to Tools, Macros, nothing is in the Macro dialog box. The box prompts me to enter the name of the Macro, which I do: Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Target As Excel.Range, Cancel As Boolean). But the Run button is not active. When I try running the routine from the VB editor, I get the same empty Macro dialog box. I’ve also tried double-clicking in cells on the worksheet, thinking this might activate the macro, but nothing happens. The workbook is macro enabled, so that’s not the problem. What am I doing wrong? This is a good idea that I could use, so any help is greatly appreciated.

Dennis

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