Force recalcualte on cell format change

[S Isfeld]

Need to force Excel to recalculate when the user changes the font color or
fill of a cell within the worksheet. Have a custom function the counts the
number of cells with a cetain fill or font color. Function recalcutales if
the data in the range is changed but not on a chang to the font or fill
color. How can I get Excel to recalculate on a change to the cell format?

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

You would need to perform calculate on each selection change using the
SelectionChange event - that is about a close as you can come. You would
also need to make your UDF's volatile.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm
For an overview of events.

 

[S Isfeld]

Have a limited number of format options used on the speadsheet. Added each
one to the shortcut menu that displays when I right click a certain range of
cells. This allowed me to call a function that formats the selected cell and
runs a calculate on the worksheet.

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

That would certainly be unqiue to your situation. Hitting Ctrl+Shift+F9 when
appropriate would be another.