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    Auto Sort line items based off of cell color

    Creating a program specific task document. Doc. includes Task Type (Cell:A) , Assigned to (Cell:B), Due Date (Cell:C), Notes (Cell:D). I am color coding the WHOLE line to indicate the status of the task. Red = Not Started Yellow = In Progress Green = Completed. I will continuously be changing this document (Cell colors) I want the top of the list to be GREEN (Completed) then YELLOW (In progress) then RED (Not Started). I can sort all of these things just fine by hitting the "sort button" but would have to do this every time I make a change which is not efficient. So how do I make this happen autoMAGICally??

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    Re: Auto Sort line items based off of cell color

    Hello Jscott1601,

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    Have you tried sorting them manually and selecting "Sort By Cell Color"?
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    Re: Auto Sort line items based off of cell color

    Yes I have. Like mentioned above I can do this all day but it is not efficient. I have many line items that are constantly changing. Therefore an auto sort based off of cell color would be pivotal.

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    Re: Auto Sort line items based off of cell color

    Hello Jscott1601,

    Sorry the delay, are these cells colored using conditional formatting? If the answer is yes then sorting by color using VBA may not be possible.

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    Re: Auto Sort line items based off of cell color

    Leith - Thanks for the response! Yes I am simply using the "Cell background tool". If I shouldn't use this what can I do to work around this?

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