# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IBorders.ColorIndex

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IBorders_ColorIndex_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IBorders.ColorIndex*">ColorIndex Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IBorders_ColorIndex" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IBorders.ColorIndex">ColorIndex</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the color index applied to the outer and inside borders in the collection.</p>
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The value can be a palette color index or one of the special values defined by
<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.ColorDataIndex.html">ColorDataIndex</a>, such as <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.ColorDataIndex.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_ColorDataIndex_Automatic">Automatic</a> or
<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.ColorDataIndex.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_ColorDataIndex_None">None</a>. To set a diagonal border, use
<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IBorders.Item.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IBorders_Item_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_BordersIndex_">this[BordersIndex]</a> with
<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.BordersIndex.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_BordersIndex_DiagonalDown">DiagonalDown</a> or <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.BordersIndex.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_BordersIndex_DiagonalUp">DiagonalUp</a>.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">int ColorIndex { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Property ColorIndex As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IBorders_ColorIndex_examples">Examples</h5>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">IBorders borders = worksheet.Range["B2:E6"].Borders;
borders.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.DashDot;

borders.ColorIndex = (int)ColorDataIndex.Automatic;

ColorDataIndex colorIndex = (ColorDataIndex)borders.ColorIndex;</code></pre>

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