Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 29, 2022)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Excel in Microsoft 365
Vanita asked if there is a way to select cells containing a specific color. (I'm talking background color here, not text color.) Accomplishing the task is easy; just follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Find tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
Figure 2. The Fill tab of the Find Format dialog box.
Figure 3. The expanded Find and Replace dialog box.
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