A new code module window will appear. Type or copy-paste the following code in the window: Sub Highlight_Cells_in_Excel_Formula() Application.EditDirectlyInCell = True End Sub Press F5 or the Run ...

To highlight a cell or row in Excel, we will be using Conditional Formatting. The Conditional Formatting feature easily spots, trends and patterns in your data using bars, colors, and Icons to ...

With the use of Excel’s conditional formatting, you can set the rules once and let Excel do the highlighting for you.

For instance, to cause Excel to highlight any cell that contains the word "profit," press "Ctrl-A" to select all cells and follow the steps described to navigate to the "Format Cells" text box.

How to highlight values Excel has a built-in conditional rule that highlights unique values. You don’t have to come up with a special formula—you just run though a few clicks.

Select the sparklines; that’s H3:H8. Click the Sparkline contextual tab. In the Style group, click the Marker Color dropdown and choose Negative Points (Figure B); I chose red.