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    VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Guys,

    Need a bit of code help. I want to change the colour of a cell in column A of sheet 2, if it appears in column C of sheet 1.

    Can any VB smart folks out there help out?

    Cheers.

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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Try this:
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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Hi Millz, it seems to work but if the cell in sheet 1 is removed, the formatting in sheet 2 remains? Is there a way that if the number in sheet 1 is removed it will revert back to the original formatting i.e. un-highlighted? cheers

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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Do you want it reverted automatically or by running the macro again?

    If running the macro a second time is fine, simply add this:
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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Thats works great thanks. My first real exposure to this, so apologies if a silly question, but rather than associating it to a macro and running that, is there a way to have it always running on the workbook?

    Cheers either way!

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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Place this in Sheet1's code:
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    Place this in Sheet2's code:
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    and then the macro in a module:
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    The first 2 code will then trigger the macro whenever data is changed in those specific columns.

    Also note that doing it this way will also make your workbook become macro-enabled workbook, and will require you to allow macros to run before it would work.

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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Quote Originally Posted by mpgates View Post
    I want to change the colour of a cell in column A of sheet 2, if it appears in column C of sheet 1.
    Why not conditional formatting?
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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

    Thanks Millz, works a treat.

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    Re: VBA Code for highlighting cells if it appears elsewhere

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