Column Highlight

leeswinscoe · 01/07/19

is there the ability to colour in a column not a row to show for example UK bank holidays or staff holidays etc.. to show in a very quick visual way any clashes that might be avoided.

Andrée Starå · 01/07/19

Hi,

Unfortunately, it's not possible at the moment, but it's a great idea!

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.

Have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting

Mike Wilday · 01/07/19

You could use conditional formatting to format just the field in the column you're searching for rather than applying it to the whole row. If the fields in that column match your criteria, it would essentially color the whole row. You can also manually color in the row by highlighting the entire column and changing the color of the background.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Andrée Starå · 01/07/19

I read your question wrong and that you meant the Column Titles.

Mike is right, and I often use conditional formatting in my solutions to color whole columns and rows to make it easier to keep the design as intended.

Best,

Andrée

Paul Newcome · 01/07/19

The conditional formatting doesn't even have to apply to the column that is being used for the criteria. You could set it to highlight only the cells in column B where the corresponding cells in column A contain a certain value.

Andrée Starå · 01/07/19

Exactly, I sometimes use it to format multiple months or values in that way.

Works great!

Best,

Andrée

J.Po · 03/25/22

Pinging this thread... assuming the column highlighting or formatting is not yet a feature implemented? Has someone worked out a work around?

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