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Worksheet.Change Event

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Excel Developer Reference

Occurs when cells on the worksheet are changed by the user or by an external link.

Syntax

expression.Change(Target)

expression   A variable that represents a Worksheet object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Target Required Range The changed range. Can be more than one cell.

Return Value
Nothing

Remarks

This event doesn't occur when cells change during a recalculation. Use the Calculate event to trap a sheet recalculation.

Example

This example changes the color of changed cells to blue.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target as Range)
    Target.Font.ColorIndex = 5
End Sub

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