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    sum if cell is certain color

    Hello,

    I have a simple issue. I am looking for a sum formula that will sum a cell if it is a certain color. Does anyone know of a formula for that? looking for a formula not using the Ktools feature - just input formula and drag down. Thanks

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    Re: sum if cell is certain color

    Colour isn't data, so, no simple formula. You can use a VBA User Defined Function, but that's the only way I know of doing it.

    See: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/colors.aspx
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    Re: sum if cell is certain color

    From a database perspective, just assign 0/1 or whatever to a separate column.

    The data looks cleaner and data management, analyses etc. are so much simpler.

    E.g. if a different user is using a different color palette, the cell colors will look different for him/her, so number crunching based on formatting is usually a road to disaster.

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    Re: sum if cell is certain color

    Thanks, going to ignore the sum if color for now and mark this solved.

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    Re: sum if cell is certain color

    You're welcome.

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