highlight rows for easier reading
 

hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?

highlight rows for easier reading
 

Just click on the row identifier on the extreme left - the whole row
will be highlighted.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Jan 15, 9:34*am, suesolotel
wrote:
hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?

highlight rows for easier reading
 

Hi,

I can't remember where I got this code so apologies and thanks to the
original author. Right click the sheet tab, view code and paste this in

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
Static Old As Range
Static colorindxs(1 To 256) As Long
Dim i As Long
If Not Old Is Nothing Then
With Old.Cells
If .Row = ActiveCell.Row Then Exit Sub
For i = 1 To 256
.Item(i).Interior.ColorIndex = colorindxs(i)
Next i
End With
End If
Set Old = Cells(ActiveCell.Row, 1).Resize(1, 256)
With Old
For i = 1 To 256
colorindxs(i) = .Item(i).Interior.ColorIndex
Next i
.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End With
End Sub

Mike

"suesolotel" wrote:

hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?

highlight rows for easier reading
 

that was great! my eyes thankyou

"Mike H" wrote:

Hi,

I can't remember where I got this code so apologies and thanks to the
original author. Right click the sheet tab, view code and paste this in

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
Static Old As Range
Static colorindxs(1 To 256) As Long
Dim i As Long
If Not Old Is Nothing Then
With Old.Cells
If .Row = ActiveCell.Row Then Exit Sub
For i = 1 To 256
.Item(i).Interior.ColorIndex = colorindxs(i)
Next i
End With
End If
Set Old = Cells(ActiveCell.Row, 1).Resize(1, 256)
With Old
For i = 1 To 256
colorindxs(i) = .Item(i).Interior.ColorIndex
Next i
.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End With
End Sub

Mike

"suesolotel" wrote:

hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?

highlight rows for easier reading
 

ASAP Utilities, a free add-in available at www.asap-utilities.com has a
feature that does this nicely.....

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"suesolotel" wrote:

hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?

highlight rows for easier reading
 

Wow...pasting that code was really great.
How would you make that into a macro to run whenever you want?

"CLR" wrote:

ASAP Utilities, a free add-in available at www.asap-utilities.com has a
feature that does this nicely.....

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"suesolotel" wrote:

hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?

highlight rows for easier reading
 

Might be easier to download Chip Pearson's Rowliner add-in and install in
Office\Libraryand load through ToolsAdd-ins.

Now you will have the function for all workbooks.

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


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:26:01 -0800, carrera
wrote:

Wow...pasting that code was really great.
How would you make that into a macro to run whenever you want?

"CLR" wrote:

ASAP Utilities, a free add-in available at www.asap-utilities.com has a
feature that does this nicely.....

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"suesolotel" wrote:

hi when i am checking data entry in a spreadsheet with a lot of information i
am having trouble keeping my on the row i am reading - is there a way you can
set the rows to shade in grey or similar so as you arrow down your eye is
always drawn to the current row you are reading?