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Show cell selection in Excel when not in focus

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Mar 15, 202611773 views
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It's really annoying that Excel (2003 and 2007) doesn't show what cell, row or column that is selected when the window is not in focus. I typically want to refer to the current cell or row while working in another application. Is there any workaround or fix that will make the cell/row highlighted w…

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Fix for: Show cell selection in Excel when not in focus

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I think there is a work around but, it really depends on your situation! You can create a macro which fires when the selection changes and it simply changes the background of each cell. When you 'leave' the cell it will reset the row's background va…

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