Application.TextStylesEx method (Project)

Sets the text styles for tasks and resources in the active view.

Syntax

expression.TextStylesEx (Item, Font, Size, Bold, Italic, Underline, Color, CellColor, Pattern)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Item	Optional	Integer	The type of text to change. Can be one of the following PjTextItem constants. See If the Gantt Chart is active.
Font	Optional	String	The name of the font. The Font argument is ignored if the active view is the Network Diagram and Item is not pjAll.
Size	Optional	Integer	The size of the font in points. The Size argument is ignored if the active view is the Network Diagram and Item is not pjAll.
Bold	Optional	Boolean	True if the font is bold; otherwise, False.
Italic	Optional	Boolean	True if the font is italic; otherwise, False.
Underline	Optional	Boolean	True if the font is underlined; otherwise, False.
Color	Optional	Long	The color of the font. Can be one of the PjColor constants (see the PjColor constants table).
CellColor	Optional	Long	The background color of the cell. Can be one of the PjColor constants.
Pattern	Optional	Integer	The background pattern of the cell. Can be one of the PjBackgroundPattern constants.

If the Gantt Chart is active

Gantt Chart Active	Gantt Chart Active Continued
pjAll	pjGanttMajorTimescale
pjNoncritical	pjGanttMinorTimescale
pjCritical	pjBarTextLeft
pjMilestone	pjBarTextRight
pjSummary	pjBarTextTop
pjProjectSummary	pjBarTextBottom
pjMarked	pjBarTextInside
pjTaskFilterHighlight	pjGanttExternalTask
pjTaskRowColumnTitles

If the Task Usage view is active

Task Usage	Task Usage Continued
pjAll	pjTaskFilterHighlight
pjCritical	pjTaskMajorTimescale
pjMarked	pjTaskMinorTimescale
pjMilestone	pjTaskRowColumnTitles
pjNoncritical	pjTaskUsageAssignmentRow
pjProjectSummary	pjTaskUsageExternalTask
pjSummary

If the Task Sheet is active

Task Sheet 1	Task Sheet 2
pjAll	pjGanttMajorTimescale
pjNoncritical	pjGanttMinorTimescale
pjCritical	pjBarTextLeft
pjMilestone	pjBarTextRight
pjSummary	pjBarTextTop
pjProjectSummary	pjBarTextBottom
pjMarked	pjBarTextInside
pjTaskFilterHighlight	pjGanttExternalTask
pjTaskRowColumnTitles

Task Sheet 3	Task Sheet 4
pjAll	pjTaskFilterHighlight
pjCritical	pjTaskMajorTimescale
pjMarked	pjTaskMinorTimescale
pjMilestone	pjTaskRowColumnTitles
pjNoncritical	pjTaskUsageAssignmentRow
pjProjectSummary	pjTaskUsageExternalTask
pjSummary

Task Sheet 5	Task Sheet 6
pjAll	pjProjectSummary
pjCritical	pjSummary
pjMarked	pjTaskSheetExternalTask
pjMilestone	pjTaskFilterHighlight
pjNoncritical	pjTaskRowColumnTitles

PjColor constants

PjColor	Pj Color Continued
pjColorAutomatic	pjNavy
pjAqua	pjOlive
pjBlack	pjPurple
pjBlue	pjRed
pjFuchsia	pjSilver
pjGray	pjTeal
pjGreen	pjYellow
pjLime	pjWhite
pjMaroon

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

Using the TextStylesEx method without specifying any arguments displays the Text Styles dialog box.

To set the text style by using hexadecimal RGB values, see the TextStyles32Ex method.

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