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    Color Updated Text

    Is there a macro that can color the specific text in a cell that has been updated? Currently, I am using some conditional formatting as a temporary solution, but it colors all of the text in a cell if a change is detected.

    I plan on having another macro that will color all of the text in the sheet black after I have reviewed the changes.

    This proposed method is similar to the "track changes" feature in Excel, but I would like something that visually points out the specific text.

    See the attached file for an example of what I would like the macro to do. Column B shows the initial text in the cells and column C shows what the text color in these cells should look like after updates are made by the user.

    Any thoughts?
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    Re: Color Updated Text

    What you ask is possible ish.

    The problem is that you would need to use a change event to kick off the requisite macro.

    The macro would need to work out if you have deleted, added or inserted text, almost impossible to do.

    It would be a lot simpler to color all the text in the cells that you ammend.

    I suppose you could color all the new words in the cell blue, that would be quite simple

    Right Click on the Sheet name at the bottom of excel and select view code

    Paste this code in the module that opens and close it.

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    Re: Color Updated Text

    You said that it might be possible to color the new words in the cell a color. Is there a solution for this? I don't really care about tracking changes for the deleted text. Just coloring the text that is being added in while leaving the original black.

    Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.

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    Re: Color Updated Text

    Did you not try the Macro?

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