You can automatically have cells turn certain colors based on the text within those cells. This is easily done using one of the many types of conditional formatting.

Conditional formatting tricks: Sum values in Excel by cell color Your email has been sent When you think VBA code is your only hope, try combing built-it conditional formatting tools. You might ...

This post will show you how to filter or sort Excel data using Cell Color and Font Color the easy way. This helps organize cells & improve productivity.

Can Excel sort by color? Absolutely. In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields.