Returning a value based on a cell colour

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Fri 29 Mar 2019, 15:45 Delegate Anna said...

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Returning a value based on a cell colour

if my cell is colour coded orange, can I return a 1?

Fri 29 Mar 2019, 18:07 Trainer Jens said...

RE: returning a value based on a cell colour

Hi Anna.

Thank you for the forum question.

The answer is yes and no.

If you can write VBA codes you can test the fill colour and return a value based on the colour code. If you do not have VBA knowledge unfortunately it is not possible.

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