Change background color when value changes in a column.
Column A has been sorted with a blank line after each unique entry. I
would like to format the first occurence in Column A as well as Column B with a background color. Column B will continue with that color until Column A has a different value, then a new color will be applied for the next grouping. This report is somewhat dynamic where there may be 5 to 20 uniques in Column A so I need atleast the ability to use up to twenty colors, which I can predefine in a case. The example of what I'm trying to achieve is: http://www.atlantissupport.com/example/example.xls There is no code in the example above, it's just for example. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this? |
Change background color when value changes in a column.
On first glance, achieving the formatting you show in the example won't be easy. You may want to try the alternative of shading rows in alternating colors whenever the value in a particular column changes. You can try out the "Shade Data Rows" add-in from my website to see if that approach is close to what you need. Jim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware (Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming) "S Himmelrich" wrote in message Column A has been sorted with a blank line after each unique entry. I would like to format the first occurence in Column A as well as Column B with a background color. Column B will continue with that color until Column A has a different value, then a new color will be applied for the next grouping. This report is somewhat dynamic where there may be 5 to 20 uniques in Column A so I need atleast the ability to use up to twenty colors, which I can predefine in a case. The example of what I'm trying to achieve is: http://www.atlantissupport.com/example/example.xls There is no code in the example above, it's just for example. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this? |
Change background color when value changes in a column.
Thank you for your reply....yes I agree this won't be easy to
accomplish, especially since I'm not an advanced macro / vb coder. Unfortunately considering an add-in is not an option because the work I'm performing is for a major financial company and distributing product that requires software installations is not going to happen by any stretch...hence I'm sorry to say I cannot consider your offer, thank you anyway. Scott On Jan 15, 8:24*pm, "Jim Cone" wrote: On first glance, achieving the formatting you show in the example won't be easy. You may want to try the alternative of shading rows in alternating colors whenever the value in a particular column changes. You can try out the "Shade Data Rows" add-in from my website to see if that approach is close to what you need. Jim Cone San Francisco, USAhttp://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware (Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming) "S Himmelrich" wrote in message Column A has been sorted with a blank line after each unique entry. *I would like to format the first occurence in Column A as well as Column B with a background color. *Column B will continue with that color until Column A has a different value, then a new color will be applied for the next grouping. This report is somewhat dynamic where there may be 5 to 20 uniques in Column A so I need atleast the ability to use up to twenty colors, which I can predefine in a case. The example of what I'm trying to achieve is:http://www.atlantissupport.com/example/example.xls There is no code in the example above, it's just for example. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this? |
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