In order to apply shading to alternative rows and columns in Excel, you need to use Conditional Formatting. It is required to use this function: =MOD (ROW (),2)=0 or =MOD (COLUMN (),2)=0.

Can Excel sort by color? Absolutely. In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields.

To accomplish this, enter =COUNTIF (G3:J3,37) in K3 and copy to K14. The values in column K, shown in Figure E, are a count of the number of blue filled cells in the corresponding row.