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Refer to Cells and Ranges by Using A1 Notation

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.

vb 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.

ReferenceMeaning
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

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