How to: Refer to Cells and Ranges by Using A1 Notation

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You can refer to a cell or range of cells in the A1 reference style by using the Range property. The following subroutine changes the format of cells A1:D5 to bold.

Sub FormatRange() 
 Workbooks("Book1").Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:D5") _ 
 .Font.Bold = True 
End Sub

The following table illustrates some A1-style references using the Range property.

Reference

Meaning

Range("A1")

Cell A1

Range("A1:B5")

Cells A1 through B5

Range("C5:D9,G9:H16")

A multiple-area selection

Range("A:A")

Column A

Range("1:1")

Row 1

Range("A:C")

Columns A through C

Range("1:5")

Rows 1 through 5

Range("1:1,3:3,8:8")

Rows 1, 3, and 8

Range("A:A,C:C,F:F")

Columns A, C, and F