Add Custom Border To All Pictures
What This VBA Code Does
This VBA code will apply a custom border to all the pictures in your Word Document.
Sub AddBorderToAllPictures()
'PURPOSE: Add borders around all images in the document
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com
Dim myPic As InlineShape
'Loop Through All Pictures (aka Inline Shapes) in Document
For Each myPic In ActiveDocument.InlineShapes
'Border Thickness
myPic.Line.Weight = 5
'Border Line Style
myPic.Line.Style = msoLineSingle
'Border Color
myPic.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(191, 219, 255)
Next myPic
End SubAdding Variability
Let’s modify the above code a little bit and allow the user to cycle through each of the pictures in the Word document and decide whether the picture should have a border.
Sub AddBorderToAllPictures_AskUser()
'PURPOSE: Loop through all images in ActiveDocument and ask if border should be added
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com
Dim myPic As InlineShape
Dim MyAnswer As Integer
'Loop Through All Pictures (aka Inline Shapes) in Document
For Each myPic In ActiveDocument.InlineShapes
'Select Image so user can see what image we are talking about
myPic.Select
'Ask and receive verification from user via Messagebox
MyAnswer = MsgBox("Do you wish to add a border to the selected image?", vbYesNo, "Add Border")
'See if User wants to add border
If MyAnswer = vbYes Then
'Border Thickness
myPic.Line.Weight = 5
'Border Line Style
myPic.Line.Style = msoLineSingle
'Border Color
myPic.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(191, 219, 255)
End If
Next myPic
End SubUsing VBA Code Found On The Internet
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Chris is a finance professional and Excel MVP recognized by Microsoft since 2016. With his expertise, he founded TheSpreadsheetGuru blog to help fellow Excel users, where he shares his vast creative solutions & expertise. In addition, he has developed over 7 widely-used Excel Add-ins that have been embraced by individuals and companies worldwide.