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Phonetics.Add Method (Excel)

Adds phonetic text to the specified cell.

Syntax

expression .Add(Start, Length, Text)

expression A variable that represents a Phonetics object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Start

Required

Long

The position that represents the first character in the specified cell.

Length

Required

Long

The number of characters from the Start position to the end of the text in the cell.

Text

Required

String

Collectively, the characters that represent the phonetic text in the cell.

Example

This example adds three phonetic text strings to the active cell. The example then sets the character type to Hiragana, sets the font color to blue, and sets the text to visible.

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "東京都渋谷区代々木" 
ActiveCell.Phonetics.Add Start:=1, Length:=3, Text:="トウキョウト" 
ActiveCell.Phonetics.Add Start:=4, Length:=3, Text:="シブヤク" 
ActiveCell.Phonetics.CharacterType = xlHiragana 
ActiveCell.Phonetics.Font.Color = vbBlue 
ActiveCell.Phonetics.Visible = True

See Also

Concepts

Phonetics Object Members

Phonetics Object