To color the entire row with CF:
Select all columns of the whole used range, FormatsConditional
formattingFormula: =$A1=TODAY() and choose pink pattern.

Workbook_open macro:
Open VBA (Alt+F11)
Right click on Thisworkbook in your VBAProject
Choose View code from the local menu
Click on drop down arrow on the left hand side (next to General)
These two lines appear in the code window
Private Sub Workbook_Open()

End Sub

Insert
Columns("A:A").Find(What:=Date, After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False).Activate
between first and last line:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Columns("A:A").Find(What:=Date, After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False).Activate
End Sub

This is your Open macro.

Regards,
Stefi


€žConnie Martin€� ezt Ã*rta:

Don, it's working now for some reason. And I didn't make any changes.
Anway, I won't try to figure that one out. The only other thing is that only
the cell with the date is being colour pink. I would like the entire row.
Is that possible? Connie

"Don Guillett" wrote:

If all else fails,
If desired, send your file to my address below along with this msg and
a clear explanation of what you want and before/after examples.


--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Don Guillett" wrote in message
...
Did you put the macro in the ThisWorkbook module. Also, I think you must
have macros enabled FIRST.

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Connie Martin" wrote in message
...
Don, I changed "j" to "a" because my dates on in col. A. I assume that's
what that's about in the macro. I get the prompt to enable macros. But
nothing happens in the file. Nothing changes. Maybe I should stick with
Conditional Formatting because I'm sure you're giving the correct
information. I'm doing something incorrectly, obviously. Connie

"Don Guillett" wrote:

There should only be ONE dot before each line in the WITH

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Sheets("sheet1").Select
With ActiveSheet.Columns("j")
.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
.Find(CStr(Date), LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
MatchCase:=False).Select
Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End With
End Sub


--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Connie Martin" wrote in
message
...
Thank you for responding. I get an error when I enable macros. VB
opens
up
with this pop-up: "Compile error: Syntax error" and this line is
highlighted: ..Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone

But as mentioned to Stefi, maybe just having the date in col. A
coloured
will be sufficient. Thank you. Connie

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Place this in the ThisWorkbook module. Normally, I do NOT like
selections
but you want to got there.
Change cl J to suit & color 6 to suit

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Sheets("sheet1").Select
With ActiveSheet.Columns("j")
..Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
..Find(CStr(Date), LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
MatchCase:=False).Select
Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End With
End Sub

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Connie Martin" wrote in
message
...
I'm sure this can be done. Excel can do just about anything. Only
wish I
could!! My spreadsheet has dates in Col. A, which are formatted as
Date.
Each day when I open the file, I would like Excel to automatically
(via
a
macro, I presume) colour the row for today in pink, remove the
colour
pink
from last business day's row, and then end by selecting the date
for
today.
So, today it would've removed the colour from row 5, which was
Friday
(weekends have been excluded from this spreadsheet), and then
would've
coloured row 6 pink and then select A6. I would like this macro to
run
when
the spreadsheet is opened. Can this be done? Please note: there
are
other
coloured cells and rows in this spreadsheet that I don't want the
macro
to
mess with. Thank you. Connie