Select just the range you want.

All of columns A:E or even A1:E9999

Then apply that conditional formatting.

dramajuana wrote:

That works; thank you.

Now, is it possible to make that stop in, say, column E so that the pretty
colors don't continue on into infinity (or 256, whichever comes first)?

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Select all rows.

FormatConditional FormattingFormula is: =MOD(ROW(),2)=1

Pick a pattern from Format and OK your way out.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:36:02 -0700, dramajuana
wrote:

Is there a way to automatically color every other row with a certain color?
Selecting each row individually is starting to make me go nutty.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


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