Hello, Excellers. Today’s blog post is a coffee break quick Excel tip for you. So, I was recently asked how to make Excel worksheet tabs stand out by changing their tab colour. In particular, this user wanted to colour code their regional sales areas with different colour worksheet tabs. You can see the requested result in the screenshot below.
First of all to note is that the ability to change the colour of worksheet tabs was only introduced in Excel 2002 (Office XP). So if you happen to be using a really old version of Excel you will be disappointed. Changing the colour of the tabs is a really simple process.
Change The Colour Of Worksheet Tabs
The tab colour can be changed by either using the Menu Method
- Click worksheet tab you want to change
- Home Tab
- Format Group
- In the Organise sheets section select Tab Colour
- Finally, select the colour of choice
Alternatively, you can use another way to achieve the same result using a Shortcut Method
- Select the worksheet that you want to change
- Right click with your mouse
- A shortcut menu will pop up
- Select the colour of choice as with the method above
Note: Only inactive worksheets will display the colour chosen.
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