Function SumByFontColor

SUMBYFONTCOLOR() Description

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

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

The SUMBYFONTCOLOR() function sums values in cells that have a certain font color.

Key Features of the Function SUMBYFONTCOLOR

Syntax:

=SUMBYFONTCOLOR(RangeToSum; SampleCell)

Parameters:

• RangeToSum: The range of cells to sum.
• SampleCell: The cell containing the sample color.

Usage Example

The SUMBYFONTCOLOR() function is easy to use. You just need to select the desired range of cells and specify a cell containing the required color, and Excel (Calc) will automatically sum cells with the same color:

=SUMBYFONTCOLOR(RangeToSum; SampleCell)

We will get the following result:

The following values are used in this example:

• RangeToSum: A1:D10 - Range with cells.
• SampleCell: F3 - The cell containing the required font color (red).

Do you recognize any of these situations?

• Not sure if YLC has this function, but it would be useful to be able to count colored cells in a range. Let's say I have 17 cells with red font color in the range B1:B500. I need a formula that would count these 5 cells with red text.
• Can color be used as a SUMIF condition? I have a column to sum, but I only need cells with red text color.
• I noticed that in recent versions of Excel (Calc), you can sort by cell and font color. What about the function in Excel (Calc)? Can formulas also work with cell and font colors?
• How to count or sum cells by their fill or background color? It seems that Excel (Calc) does not have a formula that would allow counting or summing a range of cells based on a specified background color.

Notes on Calculation

Since Excel (Calc) recalculates a 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 SUMBYFONTCOLOR() by installing the extension YLC Utilities.

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