Find cells with conditional formatting worksheet in Excel

Note: This would be very helpful if you have inherited a complex WorkSheet and want to understand how the WorkSheet has been set up.

For example, in the table below, I would like to quickly identify the cells that have conditional formatting.

excel find cells with conditional formatting worksheet

To do it in Excel, here is the answer:

a) Press F5 and in the "Go To" dialog that pops up, click on "Special" (Alternatively, click on "Find & Select" under "Home". Click on "Go To Special").

excel find cells with conditional formatting worksheet

b) In the "Go To Special" dialog box, click on "Formulas", click OK.

excel find cells with conditional formatting worksheet

c) All the cells with "Conditional Formatting" are selected / highlighted as shown below.

excel find cells with conditional formatting worksheet

 

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