Excel does not have a built-in feature to sum or count cells by color, but this can be achieved using three methods: Filtering with Subtotal, Name Manager with Helper Columns, or Custom VBA Functions.

You can type codes in VBA Editor to change the cell colors in Excel. Learn how to change the cell background color with VBA Editor in Excel.

Thankfully, Microsoft Excel's COUNTIF formula swoops in to save the day. It lets you count cells based on specific text or conditions, turning your spreadsheet chaos into organized data magic.

I have a set of spreadsheets where the data (text) is color-coded by row. Would it be feasible to write a formula or script to count how many of what color rows are spread across the workbooks in ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.