Highlight Top 10 Values of Selection Using Macros In Excel

Want to learn how to highlight the top 10 values using Macros? We have just the code for you! This one uses Format Conditions to the fullest to achieve this highlighting for you.

Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.

I explain how you can do this below step by step!

What does it do?

Highlights the top 10 values of your selection

Copy Source Code:

Sub HighlightTopTenValues()

Selection.FormatConditions.AddTop10
Selection.FormatConditions(Selection.FormatConditions.Count).SetFirstPriority
With Selection.FormatConditions(1)
.TopBottom = xlTop10Top
.Rank = 10
.Percent = False
End With

'Set the font color to red
With Selection.FormatConditions(1).Font
.ColorIndex = 3
.TintAndShade = 0
End With

'Set the highlight color to yellow
With Selection.FormatConditions(1).Interior
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
.ColorIndex = 27
.TintAndShade = 0
End With

Selection.FormatConditions(1).StopIfTrue = False
End Sub

Final Result: 

Exercise Workbook:

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STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic

 

STEP 2: Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.

 

STEP 3: Let us test it out! Select the data that you want its top 10 values to be highlighted.

Go to Developer > Code > Macros

Make sure your macro is selected. Click Run.

With just one click, your top 10 values are now highlighted!

 

 

How to Highlight Top 10 Values of Selection Using Macros In Excel