The default active cell format in Microsoft Excel isn't all that easy to see, but you can use this easy-to-implement code solution to change that.

Counting records or values in Microsoft Excel is easy. Counting individual cells by their fill color definitely isn't. Using an old function and a matrix tames the problem.

5. Under Sort On, choose Cell Color from the drop-down list. 6. Under Order, choose the thumbnail for the color by which you wish to sort—in our example, it’s cyan. 7.