How to Sum Cells by Color in Excel (Get it to update automatically)

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Learn how to write an Excel formula to sum values based on the cell background color.

We achieve this with a simple Excel VBA function. The VBA function has two arguments. One is for color and the other the range that needs to be summed. You can use a similar technique to count cells based on color.

We also improve on the VBA code to have the formula results update automatically when a cell color in the range changes. This is done by using the worksheet selection change event for a specific range. We achieve this with the Application.Intersect method.

🔍 What You'll Learn:
- Crafting a custom VBA function for summing values by cell color.
- Simplified approach to VBA programming with hands-on examples.
- How to implement dynamic cell color selection in your custom function.

🛠️ Custom Function Features:
- Ability to sum values based on specified cell background color.
- Two argument implementation: target cell color and range for summing.
- Step-by-step guide to creating and integrating the function in Excel.

💡 Key Takeaways:
- Enhance your Excel projects with dynamic, color-based calculations.
- Gain practical knowledge in VBA, making your data analysis more efficient.
- Discover how to tailor Excel functions to your specific needs.

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it is just not what you teach, it is also how you present the knowledge to in front of us.

I admire your way of teaching.

I am only at 16% progress of your online course and already feel that finally I am getting the concept and structure of the Vba.

thnx for everyrhing.

torkunc
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You are making VBA understandable even for me. That's some gift!

ckokse
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Wow....!! I have been using excel since 1997 but I wasn't aware of these fantastic function.
You are just brilliant.
I subscribe already....
I Love You...Mam. I am impressed so much.

Many Many Thanks for

NiranjanS
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your way of explanation makes me to get in to excel and learn more and more. Last two years i have been continuously using various ideas from this site. Thanks a lot.

loganathankannan
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Great Video!!! This is what I've been searching for everywhere.

christineschwartz
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Hello Leila! am Rashid from Pakistan and these days i am practicing vba excel and i enrolled in your vba course on Udemy approx. one and half month ago

muhammadrashid
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I have been using sum base on color for sometime but you have added something new. Thanks a million.

bestscenes
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Best vid ever in this subject. I appreciate you for sharing this. Merci Leila :)

mseker
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This is an excellent tutorial. I have modified it to return the number of cells in a range with a specific color.
Very good job.
Very good instruction.

markgraham
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Mam in every video you share miracle tricks, which not got on you tube. Love you mam...

sarfarajkureshi
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An absolutely new aspect of Excel
Never had an idea for any such possibility in Excel
I am very much impressed
Thank you

shabbirkanchwala-abwaab
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Great video Leila !! Thanks for sharing !! Ctr+Shift+A is a very helpful shortcut do display the fuction arguments

Victor-ollo
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Fabulous tutorial - Thank You. I'm not sure I totally understood the VBA (just bits of it), but I followed your instructions and my spreadsheet works perfectly. So chuffed.

karenwilcox
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I found out that some of my cells did not place the total into that cell. I investigated it and found that the format of that cell was not as a number and once it was formatted correctly the totals showed properly. Thank you so much for this tutorial.

NoChoke
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Flawless and thorough example of something that's been driving me nuts! Thank you so much!

MeatRocket
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Superb..!!! I feel Excel Team should bring this function permanently in workbook. Thanks for sharing solution..!!

ExcelExciting
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I didn't even know this was possible despite using Excel for a long time. Many thanks. :)

batarasiagian
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Fantastic video: I think, assigning color to variable and than checking will have some overhead if multiple cells have this function.

I would go with directly adding it under if condition because checking Boolean is faster than 2 step process of assigning than checking it.

If cell.interior.color = matchColor.interior.color then....
will be faster.

Thank you for your time Leila.

VipulKarkar
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Great value, finally I understand fantastic metod, I'm using Excel in spanish and it worked perfectly. Like for sure 👍🏼

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thanks again Leila for your best tutorials.

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