NamedRange.ClearFormats Method

Clears the formatting of the NamedRange control.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function ClearFormats As Object
Object ClearFormats()

Return Value

Type: System.Object

Examples

The following code example adds a note to a NamedRange control named NamedRange1 and then prompts you to remove all formatting from NamedRange1 by calling the ClearFormats method.

This example is for a document-level customization.

Private Sub SetRangeFormats()
        Dim namedRange1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange _
            = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange(Me.Range("A1", "A5"), _
            "namedRange1")

        namedRange1.NoteText("This is a Formatting test", , )
        namedRange1.Value2 = "Martha"
        namedRange1.Font.Name = "Verdana"
        namedRange1.VerticalAlignment = Excel.XlVAlign.xlVAlignCenter
        namedRange1.HorizontalAlignment = Excel.XlHAlign.xlHAlignCenter
        namedRange1.BorderAround(, Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlThick, _
            Excel.XlColorIndex.xlColorIndexAutomatic, )
        namedRange1.AutoFormat( _
            Excel.XlRangeAutoFormat.xlRangeAutoFormat3DEffects1, _
            True, False, True, False, True, True)

        If MessageBox.Show("Clear the formatting and notes?", _
            "Test", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) = DialogResult.Yes Then
            namedRange1.ClearFormats()
            namedRange1.ClearNotes()
        End If 
    End Sub
private void SetRangeFormats()
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange namedRange1 =
        this.Controls.AddNamedRange(this.Range["A1", "A5"],
        "namedRange1");

    namedRange1.NoteText("This is a Formatting test");
    namedRange1.Value2 = "Martha";
    namedRange1.Font.Name = "Verdana";
    namedRange1.VerticalAlignment = Excel.XlVAlign.xlVAlignCenter;
    namedRange1.HorizontalAlignment = Excel.XlHAlign.xlHAlignCenter;
    namedRange1.BorderAround(missing, Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlThick, 
        Excel.XlColorIndex.xlColorIndexAutomatic);
    namedRange1.AutoFormat(Excel.XlRangeAutoFormat.xlRangeAutoFormat3DEffects1,
        true, false, true, false, true, true);

    if (MessageBox.Show("Clear the formatting and notes?", "Test",
        MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
    {
        namedRange1.ClearFormats();
        namedRange1.ClearNotes();
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

NamedRange Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace