Highlight Row Differences in Excel - EASY Excel Tutorial This example teaches you how to quickly highlight cells whose contents are different from the comparison cell in each row. 1, To select the range A1:C15, click on cell A1 and drag it to cell C15. 1SRx3C fe | 683 A 8 c D E i{_ 63] 683,683] 2 sm sa_—say| 3| 75 705 705 a| 723 m2 s| 14 1a 6] 855 355s 7| su se1_—_—saa e| 247 a7 aa slasc apc ABC | 518 sass u| 65a 652s vl 1971977] nl 42) 42,2 as|DeF —DEF_——DEG | 303308 16 Note: because we selected the range A1:C15 by clicking on cell Ai first, cell Al is the active cell (Use ENTER and TAB to change the active cell). As a result, the comparison cells are in column A. 2, On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select. Be && fr] Le" - by IH ee ue Insert Delete Format Sort & Find & Tee @ Clear Fitter Selah cals cating 3. Click Go To Special. D Find Be Replace. > Solo, Gores pyComments Conditional Formatting Constants Data Validation Ty Select Objecte Sj selection Bane 4. Select Row differences and click OK. Go To Special 7 x sted O comments @ikaigaeranced O constants Cees O Formas O brecedents Numbers O dependents Tet Ditect ony Losicals Aleve Errors Ota et Obianis O vise cts ani Ocurent region O conaiiona formats Ocument aay Oda yatidation Objects al 2 (ee ps] [eet For row 2, Excel selects cell B2 because 523 is not equal to the value in cell A2 (522). For row 4, Excel selects cell B4 and cell C4 because 725 is not equal to the value in cell A4 (723), etc. 82 a fe 523 1 683 683 683 2 522) 522 2 705 705 705 4 723 725 725 3 134 134 13d Gi 855, 855 855 7 sal 591 589 8 847 847 847 s/aec ABC ABC 10 513 518 518 a 604] 662 664 R 197 197 197 B 432, 432 432Gor oer 5) 383} 08 6 5. On the Home tab, in the Font group, change the background color of the selected cells. Font 5 Result: H20 y fe A B c D E 1 683 683, 683 2 522, 523 522 3 705, 705 705 4 73 73 m5 5 134 134 134 6 855, 855 855 7 591 sat 589 8 247 247 347 SABC ABC ABC 10 513 518 518 u 664 662 664 R 197 197 197 B 432 422 422 as /DEF DEF DEG b 303 303. 303 16 ‘& www.excel-easy.com @)_ http: //mw.excel-easy..com/examples/row-differences html % http: //goo.gl/Ffes