Hi BlackHeartedOwl,

See xlDynamic's ColourCounter page at:

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.ColourCounter.html


See Chip Pearson's 'Functions For Working With Cell Colors' page at:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/colors.htm


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Regards,
Norman



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i need to count cells from a range that have a specific background color.
what formula should i used and how.
do i use, countif(range, criteria???) how should i write the criteria.
or is there any way to do this. thanx