{"id":383,"date":"2026-04-04T02:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/?p=383"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:52:45","slug":"column-row-highlighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/column-row-highlighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Column row highlighter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/column-row-highlighter-01.png\" alt=\"Column row highlighter - Excel Effects\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/column-row-highlighter-01.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/column-row-highlighter-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/column-row-highlighter-01-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of the column row highlighter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The column row highlighter is a spreadsheet tool that automatically highlights a row and column based on user selections. 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