well , I'm creating an AD user/share management script for our helpdesk , and I'm creating a menu, to which there are action letters which I want to highlight in a different color. so I'm trying to put the color in something small so that I don't have to type the whole string everytime I want one character in a different color.

I think a quick UDF for the color might be the way to go. Thanks for the ideas, that pointed me in the right direction.