Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color in 2 Easy Steps (+ Example)

In this Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial, you learn how to change an ActiveX Label's font color with Excel macros (when the ActiveX Label is in a worksheet).

This Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial:

Applies to ActiveX Labels in a worksheet. These are the Labels you insert (for example) through the Insert dropdown in the Developer tab of the Excel Ribbon.
Doesn't apply to the following:
- Chart labels.
- Labels in a UserForm.
  - These are the Labels you insert (for example) through the Visual Basic Editor's (VBE's) Toolbox.
  - If you want to learn how to change a UserForm Label's font color with Excel macros, I suggest you read my Excel VBA UserForm Label Font Color Tutorial. I link to this Tutorial in the Related Excel Macro and VBA Training Materials and Resources Section below.

This Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial is accompanied by an Excel workbook with the data and VBA code I use when describing the step-by-step process below. You can get this example workbook (for free) by clicking the button below.

The VBA code in the Excel workbook that accompanies this Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial is (always) stored in the Visual Basic Editor (VBE). If you don't know how to work with the VBE, I suggest you read my Visual Basic Editor (VBE) Tutorial. I link to this Tutorial in the Related Excel Macro and VBA Training Materials and Resources Section below.

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  - Excel VBA: Click here to open.
- Enable macros in Excel: Click here to open.
- Work with the Visual Basic Editor (VBE): Click here to open.
- Create Sub procedures: Click here to open.
- Refer to objects (click here to open), including sheets (click here to open).
- Work with:
  - Properties: Click here to open.
  - Data types: Click here to open.
  - Functions: Click here to open.
Tutorials with practical VBA applications and macro examples:
- Activate workbook: Click here to open.
- Work with font characteristics: Click here to open.
- Create UserForms: Click here to open.

This Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial is part of a more comprehensive series of Excel VBA Font Color Tutorials.

Excel VBA Font Color Index in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Font Color RGB in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Font Color HEX in 5 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
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Excel VBA Change Font Color for Part of Text in 8 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Text Box Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA ActiveX Text Box Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA UserForm Text Box Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Chart Data Label Font Color in 4 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA UserForm Label Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.

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The VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Snippet Template/Structure

The following is the VBA ActiveX Label font color snippet template/structure I explain (step-by-step) in the Sections below.

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
WorkbookObjectReference.WorksheetObjectReference.ActivexLabelCodeName.ForeColor = NewForeColorValue

The Example Before VBA ActiveX Label Font Color

The example worksheet has an ActiveX Label with the text “Set this ActiveX Label's Font Color”.

This is the ActiveX Label the VBA ActiveX Label Font Color example macro I create (by following the step-by-step process below) works with. In other words: This is the ActiveX Label where the example macro (when executed) sets the font color.

The following image displays the example worksheet before I execute the VBA ActiveX Label Font Color macro.

Example Excel workbook before Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color

Step 1: Refer to ActiveX Label

Refer to the ActiveX Label whose font color you want to set.

In other words: Create a VBA expression that returns an ActiveX Label control (object) representing the ActiveX Label whose font color you want to set.

If your procedure (setting the ActiveX Label's font color) is outside the (Sheet) Class module for the applicable worksheet, consider explicitly including the following references to create a fully qualified object reference returning a Worksheet object (representing the worksheet where the ActiveX Label is):

A reference to the applicable workbook. The following VBA constructs (among others) may return a Workbook object:
- The Application.ThisWorkbook property.
- The Application.Workbooks and Workbooks.Item properties.
- The Application.ActiveWorkbook property.
A reference to the applicable worksheet. The following VBA constructs (among others) may return a Worksheet object:
- The Workbook.Sheets and Sheets.Item properties.
- The Workbook.Worksheets and Worksheets.Item properties.
- The Application.ActiveSheet property.

As a general rule, you can:

Use the ActiveX Label's codename to refer to the applicable ActiveX Label control (object) inside the applicable worksheet.
Find (and change) the ActiveX Label's codename ((Name) property) in the applicable Properties Window.

The basic expression structure/template to refer to the ActiveX Label is as follows:

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
WorkbookObjectReference.WorksheetObjectReference.ActivexLabelCodeName

Step 1 Example

Refer to the Label codenamed “ActivexLabelFontColor” in the “ActiveX Label Font Color” worksheet inside the workbook where the procedure is stored.
Work with the following VBA constructs to obtain an ActiveX Label control (object) representing this ActiveX Label:
- The Application.ThisWorkbook property: ThisWorkbook.
- The Workbook.Worksheets and Worksheets.Item properties: Worksheets(“ActiveX Label Font Color”).
- The ActiveX Label's codename: ActivexLabelFontColor.

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("ActiveX Label Font Color").ActivexLabelFontColor

Step 2: Set the Value of the ForeColor Property

Do the following to set the applicable ActiveX Label's font color with the ForeColor property:

(1) Start with the ActiveX Label control (object) reference you created in step #1:

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
WorkbookObjectReference.WorksheetObjectReference.ActivexLabelCodeName

(2) Refer to the ForeColor property.

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
WorkbookObjectReference.WorksheetObjectReference.ActivexLabelCodeName.ForeColor

(3) Set the value of the ForeColor property.

The ForeColor property specifies the ActiveX Label's font color as a value of the Long data type representing the applicable red, green, and blue components.

Consider working with the RGB function to set the value of the of the ForeColor property by specifying the applicable red, green, and blue components.
If you don't know how to work with the RGB function, I suggest you read my Excel VBA Font Color RGB Tutorial I link to in the Related Excel Macro and VBA Training Materials and Resources Section above.

You can (also) consider setting the ForeColor property to any of VBA's color constants:

vbBlack.
vbRed.
vbGreen.
vbYellow.
vbBlue.
vbMagenta.
vbCyan.
vbWhite.

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
WorkbookObjectReference.WorksheetObjectReference.ActivexLabelCodeName.ForeColor = NewForeColorValue

Step 2 Example

I use the RGB function to set the value of the ForeColor property (ForeColor = RGB(0, 128, 55)). I specify the Red, Green, and Blue arguments of the RGB function as follows:

Red: 0.
Green: 128.
Blue: 55.

'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("ActiveX Label Font Color").ActivexLabelFontColor.ForeColor = RGB(0, 128, 55)

The full VBA ActiveX Label Font Color example macro is as follows:

Sub ActivexLabelFontColor()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'More information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/activex-label-font-color/
     
    'Do the following:
        'Step 1: Refer to the ActivexLabelFontColor ActiveX Label in the "ActiveX Label Font Color" worksheet in this workbook
        'Step 2: Use the RGB function to set the value of the ForeColor property. Specify the red, green, and blue components of the color as follows:
            'Red: 0
            'Green: 128
            'Blue: 55
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("ActiveX Label Font Color").ActivexLabelFontColor.ForeColor = RGB(0, 128, 55)
     
End Sub

The following GIF illustrates the effects of using the VBA ActiveX Label Font Color example macro.

Example: Set Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color with macros

Download the VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Example Workbook

This Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial is accompanied by an Excel workbook with the data and VBA code I use when describing the step-by-step process above. You can get this example workbook (for free) by clicking the button below.

Related Excel Macro and VBA Training Materials and Resources

The following Excel Macro and VBA Tutorials may help you better understand and implement the contents above.

Tutorials about general macro and VBA constructs and structures:
- Tutorials for Beginners:
  - Excel Macros: Click here to open.
  - Excel VBA: Click here to open.
- Enable macros in Excel: Click here to open.
- Work with the Visual Basic Editor (VBE): Click here to open.
- Create Sub procedures: Click here to open.
- Refer to objects (click here to open), including sheets (click here to open).
- Work with:
  - Properties: Click here to open.
  - Data types: Click here to open.
  - Functions: Click here to open.
Tutorials with practical VBA applications and macro examples:
- Activate workbook: Click here to open.
- Work with font characteristics: Click here to open.
- Create UserForms: Click here to open.

This Excel VBA ActiveX Label Font Color Tutorial is part of a more comprehensive series of Excel VBA Font Color Tutorials.

Excel VBA Font Color Index in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Font Color RGB in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Font Color HEX in 5 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Change Font Color Based on Cell Value in 4 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Change Font Color for Part of Text in 8 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Text Box Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA ActiveX Text Box Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA UserForm Text Box Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA Chart Data Label Font Color in 4 Easy Steps: Click here to open.
Excel VBA UserForm Label Font Color in 2 Easy Steps: Click here to open.

You can find more Excel and VBA Tutorials in the organized Tutorials Archive: Click here to open.

If you want to learn how to automate Excel (and save time) by working with macros and VBA, you may be interested in the following Premium Excel Macro and VBA Training Materials:

Premium Courses at the Power Spreadsheets Academy: Click here to open.
Books at the Power Spreadsheets Library: Click here to open.
VBA Cheat Sheets: Click here to open.

Code generators.
An extensive code library.
The ability to create your own code library.
Advanced coding tools.