README.md

ExcelColorizeRows

Group your data visually!

This script colorizes and thickens borders of Excel rows based on one or more columns.

How to implement

1. Copy the code
2. Open your document
3. Press Alt+F11 (Fn+F11 on Mac) to open VBA Editor
4. Open desired sheet's code
5. Paste the code

Now you can save your document as Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm) format to use it later.

How to use

1. Sort your table based on intended columns
2. Determine columns in the script (See next title)
3. (Optional) Select entire sheet or table and from Home tab, click on Borders drop-down and select All Borders
4. Press Alt+F8 (Fn+F8 on Mac) to open Macro dialog box
5. Select [YourSheet].Colorize and click Run

Configuration

You can make some configurations by pressing Alt+F11 (Fn+F11 on Mac) and editing respective part of the code:

• Cols: For example, write Cols = [{5, 6}] to colorize based on columns 5 and 6 and write Cols = [{1}] to colorize only based on first column.
• HeaderRowsCount: Number of rows at the header to exclude from colorizing, default: 1.
• UseColor, UseBorder (True/False): Restrict function of the script, default: True.
• BreakRows (True/False): Breaks page at columns' change, default: False.
• AddHeaderCols (True/False): Adds columns' caption at the beginning of each group, default: False.
• fixed, random, InANewRow, Delimiter, ChangeStyle, InCol: Detailed configurations.

Example 1

(Sample data from contextures.com)

In example above, rows are sorted based on columns 2 and 3 and then, colorizing took place on same columns.

Configuration: Cols = [{2, 3}]

Example 2

Page break preview:

Configuration:

Cols = [{2}]

UseColor = False
UseBorder = False
BreakRows = True

Example 3

Page break preview:

Configuration (Also made cols 2 and 3 hidden):

Cols = [{2, 3}]

UseColor = False
BreakRows = True
AddHeaderCols = True