[jnvlv247]

HI, I have Microsoft Excel 2007

I was wondering if there was a way to format words in cells to be certain colors but only part of the word

For example, laughing, etc, etc Say I had a list of -ing words and I want to make the -ing ending red in all the cells

[ROLCAM]

I cannot do it here, but I can do it on an EXCEL spreadsheet.

1) Copy the full text on a spreadsheet.
2) Set the colour to RED.
3) Cover all the ings, preferably one by one.
4) Just hit the red mark every time.
5) See how you go.

I tried it with the two words :-
Wondering,
Ending.
It definitely works.

[JBeaucaire]

Your choices are:

1) color the "ing" red manually
2) use a macro to search and color them all

I could probably help construct a macro, but you will need to provide a good sample workbook, it should fully represent your needs... so I'm saying don't dumb it down too much just because it's a sample.

[jnvlv247]

OK that sounds good, using a macro, so what do I do?
I should say that it isn't as simple as the -ing endings. The letters I want colored won't all be the same in length

[JBeaucaire]

OK that sounds good, using a macro, so what do I do?

... answered in post #3.

Click GO ADVANCED and use the paperclip icon to post up your workbook. Make sure it's completely clear in your workbook what you want... perhaps some before/after examples of all of it.