Sample Visual Basic code to create color index table

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The color index number represents the position of a particular color on the sample palette. To view the default palette, click Cells on the Format menu, and then click the Pattern tab. The number is incremented from left to right and then down.

On the default palette, black has the index number of 1 and cyan a color index of 8. A total of 56 colors are available on the Microsoft Excel palette.

Sample Visual Basic procedure

   Sub ColorIndexList()
       ' Begin error trapping.
       On Error GoTo Done
       Range("A1").Select
       ' Put the word "Color" in the active cell.
       ActiveCell.Formula = "Color"
       ' Put the words "Color Index Number" one cell to the right of the active cell.
       ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Formula = "Color Index Number"
       ' Select one cell down from the active cell.
       ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Activate
       ' Begin loop from 1 to 56.
       For NumColor = 1 To 56
          ' Apply color and pattern properties to the active cell.
          With ActiveCell.Interior
             .ColorIndex = <?xm-insertion_mark_start author="v-vincli" time="20070719T100532+0800"?>Num<?xm-insertion_mark_end?>Color
             .Pattern = xlSolid
             .PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
          End With
          ' Put color index in the cell to the right of the active cell.
          ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Formula = <?xm-insertion_mark_start author="v-vincli" time="20070719T100549+0800"?>Num<?xm-insertion_mark_end?>Color
          ' Select the next cell down.
          ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Activate
          ' Increment the For loop.
       Next NumColor
   Done:
   End Sub