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Temporarily highlight the entire row when any cell in that row is selected

8/6/2018

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Highlighting the content of a full row makes it very convenient to peruse and go through the content of that row especially for tasks such as data validation.
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Here is a cool approach for temporarily highlighting the content of an entire row whenever any cell within that row is selected. Consider the data set below. The goal is to highlight a row whenever any cell in that row is clicked on and then remove the highlighting on the second click. ​
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STEP 1] Make sure that the spreadsheet is saved as a “Macro Enabled workbook”. 
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STEP 2] Right click on the specific tab and go to “View Code”.
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STEP 3] Paste the following code under the sheet that you want to apply the highlighting to.

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal SelectedCell As Range)
    If SelectedCell.EntireRow.Interior.Color = vbYellow Then
    SelectedCell.EntireRow.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
Else
    SelectedCell.EntireRow.Interior.Color = vbYellow
End If
End Sub
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STEP 4] Save and close the macro window. Now the code could be tested. Clicking on each cell will highlight the entire cell and clicking on it again will remove the highlighting.
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