How to alternate row colors in Excel To apply color in alternate rows or columns in Excel, follow these steps- Open the spreadsheet with Excel. Select the rows and columns that you want to colorize.

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How to Save Custom Color in MS Excel 2007. If you use Microsoft Excel for your business, you can customize the colors in your spreadsheets and graphs to brand your work; this is particularly ...