First, you can select particular rows or columns and change the background color manually. Second, you can use the Conditional Formatting functionality to apply the same in automation.

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 ...

Adding color creates a great visual effect, but did you know that you can evaluate values by color? Use this technique to turn color into valuable information.

Counting records or values in Microsoft Excel is easy. Counting individual cells by their fill color definitely isn't. Using an old function and a matrix tames the problem.