Referring to Cells by Using Index Numbers [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

You can use the Cells property to refer to a single cell by using row and column index numbers. This property returns a Range object that represents a single cell. In the following example, Cells(6,1) returns cell A6 on Sheet1. The Value property is then set to 10.

Sub EnterValue()
    Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(6, 1).Value = 10
End Sub
		

The Cells property works well for looping through a range of cells, because you can substitute variables for the index numbers, as shown in the following example.

Sub CycleThrough()
    Dim Counter As Integer
    For Counter = 1 To 20
        Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(Counter, 3).Value = Counter
    Next Counter
End Sub
		

Note  If you want to change the properties of or apply a method to a range of cells all at once, use the Range property. For more information, see Referring to cells using A1 notation.

See Also | How to Reference Cells and Ranges | Looping Through a Range of Cells | Referring to Cells by Using a Range Object | Referring to Cells Relative to Other Cells | Referring to Named Ranges | Selecting and Activating Cells