Select all the cell you want affected. Eliminate all the color formatting you currently have. Set your conditional format formula to the following =3DMOD(ROW(),2)=3D0 Then change format to the color you want within the conditional format Regardless of the sorts every other roll will be colored. Make sure = that you select all cells you want affected before you go into the = conditional format. HTH -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On = Behalf Of Maryann Maciejewski Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:48 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] alternating color in rows If I sort rows of data with alternating color rows and the sort takes it = out of alternating color, how can I get back the alternating color while=20 maintaining the sort I just did? thanks ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your = email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm ************************************************************* --=20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: = 3/26/2007 2:31 PM --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: = 3/26/2007 2:31 PM =20 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************