Sample Excel Files. Free Excel workbooks that you can download, to see how functions, macros, and other features work. Some files contain VBA code, so enable macros. Below we will look at a program in Excel VBA that highlights the row and column of the Active Cell selected cell. This program will amaze and impress your boss. Using Excel for Handling, Graphing, and Analyzing Scientific Data A Resource for Science and Mathematics Students Scott A. Sinex Barbara A. Gage. Use Excel conditional formatting to color rows, hide duplicates, highlight items or hide errors. SelectedCell_Formats.png' alt='Excel Highlight Active Cell Color' title='Excel Highlight Active Cell Color' />Add New Items Click a cell that contains a data validation. If a new item is. Data. Val. ComboboxAdd. SortMulti. 28kb 1. Dec 1. 3 DV0. 06. Assign Players Each Inning. Select a player from a dropdown list in this Excel template. Excel 2. 01. 02. Data. Val. Player. Innings. Dec 1. 3 DV0. 06. Dependent List From Row. Items Select an employee name from the first drop down. Lists. Dependent. Row. 32 kb 2. Sep 1. DV0. 05. Add New Items to Validation. List In a workbook with multiple data validation lists in. Excel tables, type a new value in a cell that contains data validation. Its added. to the appropriate source list, and the list is sorted a macro. Data. Val. List. Add. SortTables. Sep 1. DV0. 05. Limit Budget Entries with. Data Validation Limit the total amount that is entered in. Excel budget worksheet, by using data validation to check the. Create a custom message that appears when the amount goes. You can also see the unbudgeted amount that is still. Data. ValBudget. Total. Jul 1. 2 DV0. 05. Data Validation Combobox. Codes Double click a cell that contains a data validation. Select. a descriptions, and that descriptions numeric code is entered in. Lists are stored in named ranges on a separate sheet. Excel 2. 00. 72. Data. Val. Combobox. Codes. May 1. 2 DV0. 05. Dynamic Data Validation. With this data validation technique from Alex. J, users can. see a drop down list with just the top projects, or all projects. A macro cleans up the selection cell, if necessary. Alex. JDynamic. Data. Val. 16 kb 1. Feb 1. DV0. 05. Dependent Data Validation. Click Combobox Click a cell that contains a data validation. List in second column. Data. Val. Combo. Click. Depend. Feb 1. DV0. 05. Create Dependent Lists. With INDEX As an alternative to using INDIRECT for creating. Roger Govier shows how you. INDEX function. In this example, just 4. Three are used to create the basic. The fourth permits any number of subsidiary. Dependent dropdown lists from the. Detailed Instructions RJGUniversalDDDependent. May 0. 9 DV0. 05. Different Drop Downs from. One Source Instead of using a different source for each data. Alex. J has devised a simple way to use the same. For details see Contextures Blog article. Different. Excel Drop Downs from One Source. APJUniversalDD. Feb 0. Roger Govier has created an Excel template with another method of. RJGUniversalDD. Feb 0. DV0. 05. Show or Hide User Tips. Excel template from Alex. J uses data validation to show messages. Users can choose from a drop down list. For details see Contextures Blog article. Show. or Hide User Tips in Excel. APJTool. Tips. Feb 0. DV0. 05. Assign Players Each Inning. Select a player from a dropdown list in this Excel template. Data. Val. Player. Innings. 3kb 1. May 0. 8 DV0. 05. Data Validation Lookup. Select a level from a dropdown list in this Excel template. The. values are constrained by the limits set in a lookup table on another. Data. Val. Min. Max. Jul 0. 7 DV0. 04. Clip. Art Selection. Select a clipart item from a data validation dropdown list, and. Uses WorksheetCalculate. Excel template from Bernie Deitrick. Clip. Art. Event. Jun 0. 7 DV0. 04. Dynamic Dependent Dropdowns. Unsorted List Select Yes or No from the first dropdown. Excel template, and the dependent cells validation. Dependent lists are created. Yes or No. Data. Val. Dynamic. Unsorted. Mar 0. 7DV0. 04. Hide Previously Used Items. Dependent Lists Limit the choices in a Dependent Data. Validation list, hiding items that have been previously selected. Excel template. Data. Val. Hidden. Depend. Feb 0. 7 DV0. 04. Add Headings for Navigation. Add letter headings in a long list of data validation items. Excel template. from Roger Govier. Data. ValHeadings. Dec 0. 6 DV0. 04. Hide Matching Columns. Select a date from a dropdown list in this Excel template, and columns. Click a button to. Hide. Marked. Cols. Nov 0. 6 Updated 0. Dec 0. 6 DV0. 04. Dependent Cell List Multiple. Offset Select a name from the first dropdown list, and the. Select a product, and the third columns validation list shows only. Based on a lookup table sorted. Data. Val. Mgr. Prod. Class. 6kb 2. Sep 0. DV0. 04. Data Validation Combobox. With Entry Check Double click a cell that contains a data. When the. combobox loses focus, the entry is validated. Data. Val. Combo. Check. 15 kb 2. Jun 0. 6 Updated 1. Oct 0. 6. DV0. 04. Limit Data Validation Selection. If a selection has been made in a dependent cell in this. Excel template, the data validation list is limited to the current. Data. Val. List. Limit. May 0. 6 DV0. 04. Reset Data Validation Cells. Macro to clear data valiation cells, and if cell has a data. Excel. template. Data. Val. Reset. 10 kb. May 0. 6 DV0. 04. Assign Qualified Employees. Single Task Per Day Lists of employees qualified for each. Names are removed from data validation dropdown. Excel. template. Data. Val. Dealers. Apr 0. DV0. 03. Seating Plan Use. Seat. Plan. 6kb. Mar 0. 6 Instructions. DV0. 03. 8 Flexible Item List. Use formulas to automatically add new unique items to a data validation. Excel template from Ron Coderre. Data. Val. Flex. List. Feb 0. 6 DV0. 03. Dependent Lists Country. City Select a country from the first dropdown list in this. Excel template, and the dependent cells validation list shows only. To prevent invalid data, after a city. Data. Val. Country. City. 6kb. 1. Oct 0. DV0. 03. Dependent Cell List Offset. Select a region from the first dropdown list, and the dependent. Based on a lookup table sorted by Region. Data. Val. Region. Cust2. 00. 3. Mar 0. Detailed. Instructions. Oct 0. DV0. 03. 5 Dynamic Chart Select. Start and End dates from Data Validation lists chart updates automatically. Chart. Date. Auto. Detailed. Instructions. Jun 0. 5 DV0. 03. Input Message in Textbox. Select a cell that contains a data validation input title. Control the size, position and. Data. Val. Input. Msg. Alt. 11 kb 2. Apr 0. 5 Detailed. Instructions. 05 Jun 0. Works on. protected sheet. May 0. 6DV0. 03. Dependent Ship. To Location. Select a customer, then select a shipping location from the dependent. VLookup formulas return the shipping address for the selected. Data. Val. Ship. To. Apr 0. 5 DV0. 03. Dependent Data Validation. Combobox Double click a cell that contains a data validation. List in second column. Data. ValComboDepend. Apr 0. 5 DV0. 03. Create Chart from Current. Data Select a value from a data validation dropdown, and. Data. Val. Chart. Create. 12kb 0. Apr 0. 5DV0. 03. Dependent Cell List Lookup. Select an item from the first dropdown list, and the dependent cells. Based on a lookup table where applicable accessories are marked. Data. Val. Lookup. List. 7kb. DV0. Dependent Cell Examples. Two samples of code altering dependent cells. Source lists on separate. Selection from two lists must be different, or cell is cleared. Select from either list, and adjacent cell is filled in. Based. on code from Jason Morin. Data. Val. Code. 02. Apr 0. 6DV0. 02. Data Validation Combobox. Named Lists Double click a cell that contains a data validation. Lists are stored. Macros must be enabled. Data. Val. Combobox. Sheet. 13 kb updated 1. Jan 0. 7 View detailed. Instructions. DV0. Update Dependent Cell. Excel Conditional Formatting Examples. Use conditional formatting to create rules conditions for when. For example, make cells red. Hide Errors. You can use Excel conditional formatting to check for errors, and. In this example. if column A contains a zero, the DIV0 C. Select cells C2 C5. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. NOTE In Excel 2. FormatConditional Formatting. Then, from the first dropdown, choose Formula Is. In the rule box, enter a formula that refers to the active cell. In this example, we selected C2 C5, and cell C2. C2. ISERRORC2or, to hide only NA errors ISNAC2Click the Format button. Select a font colour to match the cell colour. Click OK, click OKVideo Hide Duplicate. Values Use Excel conditional formatting to hide duplicate headings on a. This video shows you the. Hide Duplicate Values. In a table, each row should have all data entered, to enable sorting. However, you can use Excel conditional formatting to. In this example, when the table is sorted by Region, the second and. You can see the text if you select the cells. Follow these steps to hide the duplicates, and you can see the steps. Select range A2 A5. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. NOTE In Excel 2. FormatConditional Formatting. Then, from the first dropdown, choose Formula Is. For the formula, enterA2A1. Click the Format button. Select a font colour to match the cell colour. Click OK, click OKHighlight Duplicates in Column. Use Excel conditional formatting to highlight duplicate entries in. In Excel 2. 00. 7 or later Select the cells to format range A2 A1. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting. Click Highlight Cell Rules, then click Duplicate Values Select one of the formatting options, and click OK. For Excel 2. 00. 3 Select the cells to format range A2 A1. Choose FormatConditional Formatting. From the first dropdown, choose Formula Is. For the formula, enterCOUNTIFA2 A1. A2 1. Click the Format button. Select a font or fill colour for highlighting. Click OK, click OK Video Highlight Duplicate. Records in a List. Best Software For Small Business Invoicing. To highlight the duplicate records in a list, you can use conditional. Add a formula in one column first, to string all the data. You can see the steps in this video, and the written instructions. Highlight Duplicate Records in a List. Use Excel conditional formatting to highlight duplicate records in. Use a formula to combine all the fields into one column, then. Create a formula to combine the data In this example, the data is in cells A2 F8. In cell G1, add the column heading All. DataIn cell G2, enter the formula to combine all the data CONCATENATEA2,B2,C2,D2,E2,F2Copy the formula down to the last row of data. Add the conditional formatting Select the cells to format range A2 F8 in this example. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. NOTE In Excel 2. FormatConditional Formatting. Then, from the first dropdown, choose Formula Is. For the formula, enterCOUNTIFG2 G8,G2 1. The COUNTIF. function will count the occurences of each rows combined text. If there is more than one, the row will be highlighted. NOTE If you only want to highlight the duplicate records. COUNTIFG2 G2,G2 1. NOTE The COUNTIF function only works for 2. For longer strings use the following formula COUNTFINDG5,G5 G1. Click the Format button. Select a font colour for highlighting. Click OK, click OK Highlight Cells With Formulas. Use Excel conditional formatting to highlight cells that contain a formula. In this example, there are values in cells A2 B8, and totals in cells C2 C8 and in A9 C9. Select all the cells where you want the formatting range A2 C9. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. For the formula, enter. ISFORMULAA2 Click the Format button. Select a font colour for highlighting. Click OK, click OK Highlight Items in a List. Use Excel conditional formatting to highlight items that are in a. Create a list of items you want to highlight. If the items are. Select range A2 A7. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. NOTE In Excel 2. FormatConditional Formatting. Then, from the first dropdown, choose Formula Is. For the formula, enterCOUNTIFC2 C4,A2 or, if the list is named, use the name in the formula COUNTIFCode. List,A2 Click the Format button. Select a font colour for highlighting. Click OK, click OK Video Highlight Lottery. Numbers. You can use Excel conditional formatting to highlight the ticket. Winning numbers are entered. Written instructions are below the video, and you can download. Highlight Lottery Numbers. You can use Excel conditional formatting to highlight the ticket. In this example the ticket numbers are in. C6 H8, and the drawn numbers are entered in cells C3 H3. To highlight the winning numbers Select cells C6 H8. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. For the formula, use the Count. If function COUNTIFC3 H3,C6 1. Click the Format button. Select formatting options green fill, in this example, click. OK Click OK To highlight the winning tickets Select cells B6 B8. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. For the formula, use the SUM and COUNTIF functions SUMCOUNTIFC6 H6,C3 H3 3 Click the Format button. Select formatting options yellow fill, in this example, click. OK Click OK Show Temperatures. With a Color Scale. To see the steps for using a color scale on a temperature cell, please. The written instructions are below the video. Show Temperatures With a Color Scale. To show hot temperatures in a red cell, and cold temperatures in. Excels conditional formatting color scale. This feature is available in Excel 2. Enter the temperature in cell B3. In cells F6 F2. 5, enter the numbers 1. In cell G6, enter a formula that will show an empty string if. IFB3F6,IFANDB3 F6,B3lt F5,F6Copy the formula down to row 2. Select cell B3, then press the Ctrl key and select cells G6 G2. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting. Click Color Scales, then click on the Red White Blue scale. Change the temperature in cell B3, and the cell color will change. Hide columns F G, so the color scale is not visible. Highlight Upcoming Expiry Dates. You can use Excel conditional formatting to highlight payments that. In this example, Due dates are entered. A2 A4. Select cells A2 A4. On the Ribbons Home tab, click Conditional Formatting, then click. New Rule. Click Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format. NOTE In Excel 2. FormatConditional Formatting. Then, from the first dropdown, choose Formula Is. For the formula, use the Today function to count the days ANDA2 TODAY 0,A2 TODAYlt 3. Click the Format button. Select formatting options Bold, Blue font, in this example. OK Click OK Highlight Expired Dates. You can use Excel conditional formatting to highlight policies with. In this example, Due dates are entered in. Excel Highlight Active Cell Color© 2017