highlighted cell color

[kdadman]

In Excel 2007 when I click and highlight a croup of cells, the background
color is "annoying". How can I change it so whenever I select a group of
cells they are highlighted in a color I would prefer.

I know I can change the background of cells, I just want to change the color
that they turn whenever any cells in the workbook are highlighted.

 

[Gary''s Student]

Try this little event macro:

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Cells.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
Target.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End Sub

 

[kdadman]

Thanks Gary, can you give me step by step how to use this macro, I can't seem
to get it to work.

 

[Gord Dibben]

It is event code, not a macro.

Right-click on the sheet tab and "View Code".

Copy/paste the code into that sheet module.

Any cell or cells selection will cause the cell(s) to become yellow.

Just a note: if you have previously colored cells with a background color,
this code will wipe out that background.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Gord Dibben]

If the wiping out part is not desireable I would suggest you use Chip Pearson's
Rowliner Add-in which preserves original formatting whilst coloring the
activecell.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/RowLiner.htm

Gord