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Borders.OutsideColorIndex Property (Word)

Returns or sets the color of the outside borders. Read/write WdColorIndex.

Syntax

expression .OutsideColorIndex

expression Required. A variable that represents a Borders collection.

Remarks

If the OutsideLineStyle property is set to either wdLineStyleNone or False, setting this property has no effect.

Example

This example adds borders between rows and between columns in the first table of the active document, and then it sets the colors for both the inside and outside borders.

If ActiveDocument.Tables.Count >= 1 Then 
 Set myTable = ActiveDocument.Tables(1) 
 With myTable.Borders 
 .InsideLineStyle = True 
 .InsideColorIndex = wdBrightGreen 
 .OutsideColorIndex = wdPink 
 End With 
End If

This example adds a red, 0.75-point double border around the first paragraph in the active document.

With ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Borders 
 .OutsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble 
 .OutsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt 
 .OutsideColorIndex = wdRed 
End With

See Also

Concepts

Borders Collection Object

Borders Object Members