Excel VBA, Font Subscript

In this article I will explain how you can use VBA to change the font style in a cell or range to subscript. I’ve also provided a sample code which checks if the font in a cell is subscript or not.

You can download the file and code related to this article here.

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The code below changes the font in cell A1 to subscript:

Range("A1").Font.Subscript = True

Before:

Excel, VBA, Font, Strikethrough, Before

After:

Excel, VBA, Font, Subscript

The following line of code removes the subscript from the font in cell A1:

Range("A1").Font.Subscript = False

The following line of code prints the current subscript status of the font in cell A1 in cell B1:

Cells(1, 2) = Range("A1").Font.Subscript

False:

Excel, VBA, Font, Strikethrough, False
True:

Excel, VBA, Font, Subscript, True


Example 1, Set Subscript:

In this example there is some text written in row 1. There are also drop down lists in row 2 with the values Yes and No. When the user changes the value of a drop down list in row 2 to True, the font style in row 1 will be changed to subscript. When the user changes the value of the drop down list back to No, the subscript font in row 1 will be changed back to normal:

Private Sub worksheet_change(ByVal target As Range)
Dim i As Integer
'iterates through the cells in row 1
For i = 1 To 4
    If Cells(2, i) = "Yes" Then
        'changes the font in row 1 to subscript
        Range(Cells(1, i), Cells(1, i)).Font.Subscrip _
        = True
    Else
        'removes the subscript property from the font in
        'row 1
        Range(Cells(1, i), Cells(1, i)).Font.Subscript _
        = False
    End If
Next i
End Sub

The code below iterates through the cells in row 1:

For i = 1 To 4
...
End Sub

The If statement checks if the user selected “Yes” or “No” from the drop down lists:

If Cells(2, i) = "Yes" Then

The code below changes the font property of the cell in row 1 to  subscript:

Range(Cells(1, i), Cells(1, i)).Font.Subscript _
= True

The code below removes the subscript font style from the font in cell D1:

Range(Cells(1, i), Cells(1, i)).Font.Subscript _
= False

Excel VBA, Font Strikethrough, Example, Before
After selecting the “Yes” value from the drop down list the font style in cell D1 is changed to subscript:

Excel, VBA, Subscript

The drop down lists are created using data validation. The source for the data validation can be found in sheet 2:

Excel VBA, Data validation Source
For more information about creating drop down lists in Excel please see Excel VBA, Drop Down Lists.


Example 2, Get  Subscript Status:

In this example when the user presses the Run button, the program will loop through the cells in row 1. If the font in the cell has the subscript style the cell in row 2 will be colored green:

'executes when the user presses the Run button
Private Sub btnRun_Click()
Dim i As Integer
'loops through the cells in row 1
For i = 1 To 4
    'checks if the font in the cell in row 1 has the
    'subscript property
    If Range(Cells(1, i), Cells(1, i)).Font.Subscript = True Then
        'changes the color in the cell in row 2 to green
        Range(Cells(2, i), Cells(2, i)).Interior.Color = 3394611
    Else
        'removes the color from the cell in row 2
        Range(Cells(2, i), Cells(2, i)).Interior.Color = xlNone
    End If
Next i
End Sub

The main function is the Button_Click event handler which executes when the user presses the Run button::

Private Sub btnRun_Click()

The code below loops through the cells in row 1:

For i = 1 To 4
...
Next i

The If statement checks if the cell in row 1 has the subscript effect or not:

If Range(Cells(1, i), Cells(1, i)).Font.Subscript = True Then

The line below changes the fill color of the cell in row 2 to green. The number 3394611 is a color code. The color code was found using the macro recorder. For more information on this topic please see Excel VBA, Getting the Color Code Using the Macro Recorder.

Range(Cells(2, i), Cells(2, i)).Interior.Color = 3394611

The line below removes the fill color of the cell in row 2:

Range(Cells(2, i), Cells(2, i)).Interior.Color = xlNone

 In the figure below none of the cells in row 1 have the subscript effect:

Excel VBA, Strike Through, Example 2
After adding the subscript effect to some of the cells and pressing the Run button:

Excel, VBA, Font, Subscript, Sample

You can download the file and code related to this article here.

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If you need assistance with your code, or you are looking for a VBA programmer to hire feel free to contact me. Also please visit my website  www.software-solutions-online.com

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