Column A has been sorted with a blank line after each unique entry. I
would like to format the first occurence in Column A as well as Column
B with a background color. Column B will continue with that color
until Column A has a different value, then a new color will be applied
for the next grouping.

This report is somewhat dynamic where there may be 5 to 20 uniques in
Column A so I need atleast the ability to use up to twenty colors,
which I can predefine in a case.

The example of what I'm trying to achieve is:
http://www.atlantissupport.com/example/example.xls

There is no code in the example above, it's just for example.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this?

On first glance, achieving the formatting you show in the example won't be easy.
You may want to try the alternative of shading rows in alternating colors
whenever the value in a particular column changes.

You can try out the "Shade Data Rows" add-in from my website to see if
that approach is close to what you need.

Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming)



"S Himmelrich"
wrote in message
Column A has been sorted with a blank line after each unique entry. I
would like to format the first occurence in Column A as well as Column
B with a background color. Column B will continue with that color
until Column A has a different value, then a new color will be applied
for the next grouping.

This report is somewhat dynamic where there may be 5 to 20 uniques in
Column A so I need atleast the ability to use up to twenty colors,
which I can predefine in a case.

The example of what I'm trying to achieve is:
http://www.atlantissupport.com/example/example.xls

There is no code in the example above, it's just for example.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this?

Thank you for your reply....yes I agree this won't be easy to
accomplish, especially since I'm not an advanced macro / vb coder.
Unfortunately considering an add-in is not an option because the work
I'm performing is for a major financial company and distributing
product that requires software installations is not going to happen by
any stretch...hence I'm sorry to say I cannot consider your offer,
thank you anyway.

Scott



On Jan 15, 8:24*pm, "Jim Cone" <jim.cone...@rcn.comXXX> wrote:
> On first glance, achieving the formatting you show in the example won't beeasy.
> You may want to try the alternative of shading rows in alternating colors
> whenever the value in a particular column changes.
>
> You can try out the "Shade Data Rows" add-in from my website to see if
> that approach is close to what you need.
>
> Jim Cone
> San Francisco, USAhttp://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
> (Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming)
>
> "S Himmelrich"
> wrote in message
> Column A has been sorted with a blank line after each unique entry. *I
> would like to format the first occurence in Column A as well as Column
> B with a background color. *Column B will continue with that color
> until Column A has a different value, then a new color will be applied
> for the next grouping.
>
> This report is somewhat dynamic where there may be 5 to 20 uniques in
> Column A so I need atleast the ability to use up to twenty colors,
> which I can predefine in a case.
>
> The example of what I'm trying to achieve is:http://www.atlantissupport.com/example/example.xls
>
> There is no code in the example above, it's just for example.
> Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this?