Free Excel Macro : Highlight Alternate Rows in the Selection

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Download free Excel Macro : Highlight Alternate Rows In The Selection

Macros are one of the most powerful features in Excel. They are small programs that can automate tasks and save you a lot of time.

If you are not familiar with macros, they can seem a bit daunting. But once you learn how to use them, you will wonder how you ever managed without them!

In this article, we will show you how to use the Macro "Highlight Alternate Rows In The Selection" in Excel. We will also provide some examples of how macros can be used to automate tasks.

How to use Macros in Excel?

Macros are written in a programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). VBA is a simple language that is easy to learn.

You do not need to be a programmer to use macros. However, if you are familiar with programming, you can use VBA to create more complex macros.

There are two ways to use macros in Excel:
    1. Use a macro that is already written.
     2. Write your own macro.

For both methods check out those articles to know how to use macros in Excel: https://www.macrosinexcel.com/introduction-to-macros-in-excel/
https://www.macrosinexcel.com/create-write-macros-in-excel/
https://www.macrosinexcel.com/macros-in-excel-with-examples/

To create a macro in Excel, open the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) by pressing Alt+F11 on your keyboard.

In the VBE, select Insert > Module. This will insert a new blank module into the VBE.

In the new module, paste the code below.

For example, the following code will create a macro that will Highlight Alternate Rows in the Selection:

Sub highlightAlternateRows()
Dim rng As Range
For Each rng In Selection.Rows
If rng.Row Mod 2 = 1 Then
rng.Style = "20% -Accent1"
rng.Value = rng ^ (1 / 3)
Else
End If
Next rng
End Sub

To run the macro, press the Run button in the toolbar (or press F5 on your keyboard).

About Highlight Alternate Rows In The Selection Excel Macro

If you've ever worked with a large spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, you know how tedious it can be to scroll through all of the rows and columns to find the data you're looking for. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to quickly and easily highlight every other row in the spreadsheet so that you could easily see all of the data? Well, there is a way! The "Highlight Alternate Rows in the Selection" Excel macro allows you to quickly and easily highlight every other row in a selected range of cells. Simply select the cells you want to highlight, and then click the "Highlight" button. The macro will do the rest! The "Highlight Alternate Rows in the Selection"