I have some calculated columns in an Excel (2007) table. I'd like to distinguish them visually from the user-input columns in some way, but without losing the nifty automatic row banding. It looks like I can create a "table style", but only the first and last columns can get separate formatting. Is there any way to format arbitrary columns (or at least the last n columns instead of just the last one)?
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You can format columns to unlock cells which are user-input, and then set conditional formatting for columns in your table specifying the formula condition =CELL("protect", ) as condition. Or you can set the following udf:
Function IsFormula(cell)
IsFormula = cell.HasFormula
End Function
and then set an analogous conditional formatting.
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Thanks for the answer. Wouldn't conditional formatting lose me the rest of the table formatting though? Specifically the row banding?– jtolleNov 5, 2010 at 14:52
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Yes, conditional formatting overwrites other formatting properties. It could not be different. You have to think a conditional formatting that is compatible with row banding. For example, a row banding with slight different colors than the other ones, or with different colors for text. About conditional formatting for row banding you can see google.com/search?q=row+banding+conditional+formatting+excel– TocNov 5, 2010 at 18:05
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Try to set the color of cells in the columns using the conditional formatting. I tried it and you don't use the banding.– jhamuNov 10, 2010 at 14:22