{"id":431,"date":"2018-10-17T01:56:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T01:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alandaletraining.com\/software-tips\/?p=431"},"modified":"2018-10-17T01:56:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T01:56:33","slug":"colour-alternating-rows-in-an-excel-worksheet-option-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alandaletraining.com\/software-tips\/2018\/10\/17\/colour-alternating-rows-in-an-excel-worksheet-option-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour alternating rows in an Excel worksheet – Option 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In last week\u2019s tip we looked at how you can use conditional formatting to colour alternate rows in an Excel workbook.<\/p>\n

Another way of doing this is to use a Table as alternating rows are automatically coloured in a Table.<\/p>\n

To colour alternating rows using a Table:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Select the cells you want to format<\/li>\n
  2. On the Home tab in the Styles group, select Format as Table<\/li>\n
  3. Choose a colour scheme<\/li>\n
  4. Click on OK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are a few things that are a bit different with a Table but if your data is relatively static it may be a better solution than using Conditional Formatting.<\/p>\n

    When you create a Table, Excel automatically adds headers and turns on Filter.\u00a0 Tables have a finite boundary so when you tab across a row and reach the right-hand boundary, the active cell moves to the first cell in the next row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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