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Function CountByFontColor

COUNTBYFONTCOLOR() Description

Many people use colors to mark cells. Working with cell colors can facilitate understanding 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 really cumbersome. This often leads to complex formulas that are prone to errors when changes are made.

The COUNTBYFONTCOLOR() function counts the number of cells that have a certain font color.


Key Features of the Function COUNTBYFONTCOLOR

Syntax:

=COUNTBYFONTCOLOR(RangeToCount; SampleCell)

Parameters:

Usage Example

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

=COUNTBYFONTCOLOR(RangeToCount; SampleCell)

We will have the following result:

Example of using the COUNTBYFONTCOLOR() function
Example of using the COUNTBYFONTCOLOR() function

This example uses the following values:

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Calculation Notes

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 to 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 function COUNTBYFONTCOLOR() by installing the extension YLC Utilities.

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