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

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