Borders Method Applies Inconsistent Format (111309)

CAUSE

When you use the Borders method on a selection, and there is already a border around the selection, if you set only the Color or the Weight property, two of the borders of the entire selection are formatted differently than the rest of your selection.

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   Sub Color()
       Dim x As Object
       Set x = Range("B2:C4")
       ' Set color of all cell borders in range to red.
       x.Borders.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)
   End Sub
				

the result is a thick red border around every cell in the selection, but a thin red border on right and bottom of the selection.

If you run the following procedure:

   Sub Weight()
       Dim x As Object
       Set x = Range("B2:C4")
       ' Set thickness of all cell borders to thin.
       x.Borders.Weight = xlThin
   End Sub
				

the result is a thin automatic color border around every cell, but a green border on the top and left of the selection.

      Set x = Range("B2:C4")
      With x.Borders
          .Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)
          .Weight = xlThick
      End With