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    Prevent Pivot table changing background of cells

    Hi,

    Is there a way to stop a pivot table changing the cell background colour? Currently when the table refreshes and is a different size the cells that it no longer covers revert to blank?

    And is there a way to filter a pivot table to a specific time? e.g. between 15:34 and 15:38?

    Thanks!

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    Re: Prevent Pivot table changing background of cells

    1) I believe you can only change the background color after the pivot table is in place

    2) Go to date filters, between, then set the range. See attached.
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    Re: Prevent Pivot table changing background of cells

    Quote Originally Posted by Xx7 View Post
    1) I believe you can only change the background color after the pivot table is in place

    2) Go to date filters, between, then set the range. See attached.
    That filter worked great thanks!

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    Re: Prevent Pivot table changing background of cells

    sorry to dig out this thread again.
    I tried but still cannot prevent the background colour changes each time I refresh the pivot table.
    Could someone guide me, please?
    The book1.xlsx is a good example, but I can't figure out how it was done.

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    Re: Prevent Pivot table changing background of cells

    cyliyu,
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