Excel allows defined functions to be executed in Worksheets by a user. Instead of a formula based on the color of a cell, it is better to write a function that can detect the color of the cell and ...

Counting records or values in Microsoft Excel is easy. Counting individual cells by their fill color definitely isn't. Using an old function and a matrix tames the problem.

Other Excel tutorials and resources Overall, the COUNTIF () function is fairly simple to use — it’s the condition expressed in criteria that might cause confusion.