CellFormat.Interior Property (Excel)
Returns an Interior object allowing the user to set or return the search criteria based on the cell's interior format.
Syntax
expression .Interior
expression A variable that represents a CellFormat object.
Example
This example sets the search criteria to identify cells that contain a solid yellow interior, creates a cell with this condition, finds this cell, and notifies the user.
Sub SearchCellFormat()
' Set the search criteria for the interior of the cell format.
With Application.FindFormat.Interior
.ColorIndex = 6
.Pattern = xlSolid
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
End With
' Create a yellow interior for cell A5.
Range("A5").Select
With Selection.Interior
.ColorIndex = 6
.Pattern = xlSolid
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
End With
Range("A1").Select
MsgBox "Cell A5 has a yellow interior."
' Find the cells based on the search criteria.
Cells.Find(What:="", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:= _
xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False _
, SearchFormat:=True).Activate
MsgBox "Microsoft Excel has found this cell matching the search criteria."
End Sub