I have a spreadsheet that has several hundred rows and 25 columns of info. I
would like to be able to highlight the entire row of information that the
cursur is in and the highlighted row moves as the cursur moves. I am not
sure how to do this please help

thanks

right click on the sheet tab and select view code

paste in code like this:

Private Sub Workbook_SheetSelectionChange(ByVal Sh As Object,
ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
Static OldRange As Range
On Error Resume Next
Target.Entirerow.Interior.ColorIndex = 6 ' yellow - change as needed
OldRange.EntireRow.Interior.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexNone
Set OldRange = Target

End Sub

Adapted from code by Chip Pearson.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/excelM...ightActiveCell

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"shawn" wrote in message
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I have a spreadsheet that has several hundred rows and 25 columns of info.
I
would like to be able to highlight the entire row of information that the
cursur is in and the highlighted row moves as the cursur moves. I am not
sure how to do this please help

thanks

Tom Ogilvy wrote

Private Sub Workbook_SheetSelectionChange(ByVal Sh As Object,
ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
Static OldRange As Range
On Error Resume Next
Target.Entirerow.Interior.ColorIndex = 6 ' yellow - change as needed
OldRange.EntireRow.Interior.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexNone
Set OldRange = Target

End Sub

Can you help me adapt your seemingly more efficient method to a limited
range of cells?

Code I currently use:

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Range("I5:S55").FormatConditions.Delete
If Intersect(Target, Range("I5:S55")) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
With Range(Cells(Target.Row, 9), Cells(Target.Row, 19))
..FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:="TRUE"
..FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End With
End Sub

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David

David wrote

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Range("I5:S55").FormatConditions.Delete
If Intersect(Target, Range("I5:S55")) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
With Range(Cells(Target.Row, 9), Cells(Target.Row, 19))
.FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:="TRUE"
.FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End With
End Sub

Was able to reduce to this:
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Range("I5:S55").Interior.ColorIndex = 2
If Intersect(Target, Range("I5:S55")) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
Range(Cells(Target.Row, 9), Cells(Target.Row, 19)).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End Sub

Works as desired.

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David