Excel 2010.

This snippet of code is from a much larger piece of code.
Range( C1:C26) are the letters of the alphabet.
When I run this snippet , CName asks for a letter. When a letter is entered it is assigned to Range("G1") and used to do stuff within the rest of the code, and that works very well.

I want this snippet to look at Range("C1:C26"), find that G1 value and shade the cell one column to the right, in Column D. It does that okay but the rub comes whereas it also shades the entire Range("C1:C26").

So I have added a simple procedure to clear the shading of Range("C1:C26") just below the line "CName = vbNullString".

'gotta be a better way to get all this done without doing so many SELECTIONS.

Option Explicit
Option Compare Text

Sub TestAtoZ()
Dim i As Integer
Dim c As Range
Dim CName As String

CName = InputBox(" Enter a duplicated letter from the" _
& vbCr & " last Capital name in column M." _
& vbCr & " If there is no duplicate in the" _
& vbCr & " Capital name, enter the first letter" _
& vbCr & " of the Capital name, B for Boise.", "State Letter")
Range("G1") = CName
Range("B1:B26").Select 'Values are A to Z & each appear only once
For Each c In Selection
If c.Value = Range("G1").Value Then c.Offset(0, 1).Select
With Selection.Interior
.Pattern = xlSolid
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
.ThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2
.TintAndShade = 0.799981688894314
.PatternTintAndShade = 0
End With
Next
CName = vbNullString
Range("B1:B26").Select
With Selection.Interior
.Pattern = xlNone
.TintAndShade = 0
.PatternTintAndShade = 0
End With
Range("G2").Select
End Sub

Thanks for any help.
Regards,Howard

"'gotta be a better way to get all this done without doing so many
SELECTIONS"

I don't see in your code why you have to 'select' anything when the
actions your code takes can be done directly on the 'range' it acts on.

Example:

Instead of...
Range("B1:B26").Select
For each c in Selection...

..you could use...
For Each c in Range("B1:B26")...

--
Garry

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On Monday, September 3, 2012 12:34:02 AM UTC-5, Howard wrote:
> Excel 2010.
>
>
>
> This snippet of code is from a much larger piece of code.
>
> Range( C1:C26) are the letters of the alphabet.
>
> When I run this snippet , CName asks for a letter. When a letter is entered it is assigned to Range("G1") and used to do stuff within the rest of the code, and that works very well.
>
>
>
> I want this snippet to look at Range("C1:C26"), find that G1 value and shade the cell one column to the right, in Column D. It does that okay but the rub comes whereas it also shades the entire Range("C1:C26").
>
>
>
> So I have added a simple procedure to clear the shading of Range("C1:C26") just below the line "CName = vbNullString".
>
>
>
> 'gotta be a better way to get all this done without doing so many SELECTIONS.
>
>
>
> Option Explicit
>
> Option Compare Text
>
>
>
> Sub TestAtoZ()
>
> Dim i As Integer
>
> Dim c As Range
>
> Dim CName As String
>
>
>
> CName = InputBox(" Enter a duplicated letter from the" _
>
> & vbCr & " last Capital name in column M." _
>
> & vbCr & " If there is no duplicate in the" _
>
> & vbCr & " Capital name, enter the first letter" _
>
> & vbCr & " of the Capital name, B for Boise.", "State Letter")
>
> Range("G1") = CName
>
> Range("B1:B26").Select 'Values are A to Z & each appear only once
>
> For Each c In Selection
>
> If c.Value = Range("G1").Value Then c.Offset(0, 1).Select
>
> With Selection.Interior
>
> .Pattern = xlSolid
>
> .PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
>
> .ThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2
>
> .TintAndShade = 0.799981688894314
>
> .PatternTintAndShade = 0
>
> End With
>
> Next
>
> CName = vbNullString
>
> Range("B1:B26").Select
>
> With Selection.Interior
>
> .Pattern = xlNone
>
> .TintAndShade = 0
>
> .PatternTintAndShade = 0
>
> End With
>
> Range("G2").Select
>
> End Sub
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Regards,Howard

try this changing the color index number to suit

Sub TestAtoZ_SAS()
Dim c As Range
Dim CName As String

CName = InputBox(" Enter a duplicated letter from the" _
& vbCr & " last Capital name in column M." _
& vbCr & " If there is no duplicate in the" _
& vbCr & " Capital name, enter the first letter" _
& vbCr & " of the Capital name, B for Boise.", "State Letter")
For Each c In Range("B1:B26")
If c.Value = CName Then c.Offset(, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 37
Next
'Range("B1:B26").Interior.ColorIndex = 0' don't need
End Sub

On Monday, September 3, 2012 9:54:01 AM UTC-7, Don Guillett wrote:
> On Monday, September 3, 2012 12:34:02 AM UTC-5, Howard wrote:
>
> > Excel 2010.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > This snippet of code is from a much larger piece of code.
>
> >
>
> > Range( C1:C26) are the letters of the alphabet.
>
> >
>
> > When I run this snippet , CName asks for a letter. When a letter is entered it is assigned to Range("G1") and used to do stuff within the rest of the code, and that works very well.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > I want this snippet to look at Range("C1:C26"), find that G1 value and shade the cell one column to the right, in Column D. It does that okay but the rub comes whereas it also shades the entire Range("C1:C26").
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > So I have added a simple procedure to clear the shading of Range("C1:C26") just below the line "CName = vbNullString".
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > 'gotta be a better way to get all this done without doing so many SELECTIONS.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Option Explicit
>
> >
>
> > Option Compare Text
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Sub TestAtoZ()
>
> >
>
> > Dim i As Integer
>
> >
>
> > Dim c As Range
>
> >
>
> > Dim CName As String
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > CName = InputBox(" Enter a duplicated letter from the" _
>
> >
>
> > & vbCr & " last Capital name in column M." _
>
> >
>
> > & vbCr & " If there is no duplicate in the" _
>
> >
>
> > & vbCr & " Capital name, enter the first letter" _
>
> >
>
> > & vbCr & " of the Capital name, B for Boise.", "State Letter")
>
> >
>
> > Range("G1") = CName
>
> >
>
> > Range("B1:B26").Select 'Values are A to Z & each appear only once
>
> >
>
> > For Each c In Selection
>
> >
>
> > If c.Value = Range("G1").Value Then c.Offset(0, 1).Select
>
> >
>
> > With Selection.Interior
>
> >
>
> > .Pattern = xlSolid
>
> >
>
> > .PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
>
> >
>
> > .ThemeColor = xlThemeColorLight2
>
> >
>
> > .TintAndShade = 0.799981688894314
>
> >
>
> > .PatternTintAndShade = 0
>
> >
>
> > End With
>
> >
>
> > Next
>
> >
>
> > CName = vbNullString
>
> >
>
> > Range("B1:B26").Select
>
> >
>
> > With Selection.Interior
>
> >
>
> > .Pattern = xlNone
>
> >
>
> > .TintAndShade = 0
>
> >
>
> > .PatternTintAndShade = 0
>
> >
>
> > End With
>
> >
>
> > Range("G2").Select
>
> >
>
> > End Sub
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Thanks for any help.
>
> >
>
> > Regards,Howard
>
>
>
> try this changing the color index number to suit
>
>
>
> Sub TestAtoZ_SAS()
>
> Dim c As Range
>
> Dim CName As String
>
>
>
> CName = InputBox(" Enter a duplicated letter from the" _
>
> & vbCr & " last Capital name in column M." _
>
> & vbCr & " If there is no duplicate in the" _
>
> & vbCr & " Capital name, enter the first letter" _
>
> & vbCr & " of the Capital name, B for Boise.", "State Letter")
>
> For Each c In Range("B1:B26")
>
> If c.Value = CName Then c.Offset(, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 37
>
> Next
>
> 'Range("B1:B26").Interior.ColorIndex = 0' don't need
>
> End Sub

Thanks Don,

I copied this to the proper spot in the full code procedure and it works FINE.

For Each c In Range("B1:B26")
If c.Value = CName Then c.Offset(, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 37
Next

....and thanks to GS also.

Regards,
Howard