Microsoft Excel 2007's conditional formatting feature allows you to format cells based on certain criteria. As an example, you might want the row color to change based upon a credit or debit on a ...

It’s not hard to add an alternating band format to a table by applying a table style. It’s quick and easy, but it’s limited. You’ll get a single-row fill color that alternates with a row of white (or ...

Alternating row or column colors assists data identification by making the row or column easier to distinguish. In Microsoft Excel, you can achieve this effect using conditional formatting to change ...

How to easily sum values by a cell’s background color in Excel Your email has been sent Color is a great visual tool in most any sheet. That’s why so many of Excel’s built-in features include color.

Last month, we used conditional formatting to highlight holidays in a matrix-style calendar; we added this enhancement to an earlier article that used conditional formatting to highlight weekends. By ...