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Formula for "true" or "false" based on whether or not a row has a color filled cell

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    Formula for "true" or "false" based on whether or not a row has a color filled cell

    I need a formula for "true" or "false" based on whether or not a row has a color filled cell. I have conditional formatting applied throughout my workbook and I need a formula that's going to mark which rows in the spreadsheet contain a color fill (could be single cell or numerous per row, doesn't matter, just needs to mark the rows that contain color fill). Obviously I can see which cells are color filled with conditional formatting but with so much data I need a "true" or "false" column that will allow me to easily filter blank rows (no color fill) vs rows that have cells that contain color.

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    Re: Formula for "true" or "false" based on whether or not a row has a color filled cell

    Excel formulas do not see color. They can see whatever formulas or criteria you used to color the cell however. The best bet is to attach a workbook as described in the yellow banner showing exactly what you want.
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    Re: Formula for "true" or "false" based on whether or not a row has a color filled cell

    Would there be a way I could tell a formula to search for all of my conditional formatting formulas along each row and return a "true" if it finds a cell that uses one of my conditional formatting formulas (colored cell)?

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    Re: Formula for "true" or "false" based on whether or not a row has a color filled cell

    You could try putting all of the conditional formatting formulas inside of an OR function.
    As in: =OR(formula1, formula2, ...)
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