Dark mode in the VBE
- John
- Jun 20
- 1 min read
Want less eye-strain when writing VBA code in the VBE? It's not easy to update the colours that the VBE uses with the standard 'Options' dialog. You have to work your way through a large number of options, some of which do nothing at all, only to possibly end up with a horror show of colours (especially if you select different background colours for, say, Normal and Keyword).
So, let VBE_Extras take away the strain of choosing different colours (as well as the eye-strain) by using the Themes functionality to allow you to switch into "Dark Mode" using the built-in Dark Theme.

In just a few mouse-clicks (or button presses) you can switch from the default colours into "Dark Mode". And when you feel like returning to the light, it's just as quick to go back to the default colours.
Themes actually does much more than just allow you to quickly go into (and back from) a "Dark Mode". You can customise the built-in Dark Theme to use the colours (and Font) that you want. And you can actually add multiple Themes and switch between them at will. See the Themes post for more.
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