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Function CountByCellColor

COUNTBYCELLCOLOR() Description

Many people use colors to mark cells. Working with cell colors can facilitate understanding of data in the book Excel (Calc).

Unfortunately, Excel (Calc) does not have built-in functions for using cell colors as conditions in formulas. Building formulas that only count or sum cells of certain colors can become truly cumbersome. This often leads to complex formulas that are prone to errors when changes are made.

The COUNTBYCELLCOLOR() function counts the number of cells that have a certain fill color.


Key Features of the Function COUNTBYCELLCOLOR

Syntax:

=COUNTBYCELLCOLOR(RangeToCount; SampleCell)

Parameters:

Example of Use

The COUNTBYCELLCOLOR() function is easy to use. You just need to specify the desired range of cells to count and indicate the cell that contains the pattern of the required color, and Excel (Calc) will automatically count the number of cells with the same color:

=COUNTBYCELLCOLOR(RangeToCount; SampleCell)

We will have the following result:

Example of using the COUNTBYCELLCOLOR() function
Example of using the COUNTBYCELLCOLOR() function

In this example, the following values are used:

Do you recognize any of these situations?

Remarks on calculation

Since Excel (Calc) recalculates the formula only if the value in the cell (to which it refers) changes, and not when colors change, some sheet formulas do not always run for update. In this case, you can use the F9 or Ctrl+Alt+F9 key combination to update formulas in YLC Utilities.

Download extension

You can use the COUNTBYCELLCOLOR() function by installing the YLC Utilities extension.

After that, this function will be available in all files that will be opened in Excel (LibreOffice Calc).


This function is also available in the following extensions: YLC FunctionsYLC Utilities

The YLC Utilities menu in LO Calc

The YLC Utilities menu in LO Calc

The YLC Utilities menu in Excel

The YLC Utilities menu in Excel