- In short
- Color cells with an Excel error (#DIV/0!, #N/A, #REF!, #VALUE! and more). Colored error cells. Your source data stays unchanged; Undo Last brings it back if needed. The whole operation happens locally; nothing is sent anywhere.
What it is for
Highlight Error Cells is used to highlight cells that contain an error value.
When to use it
It earns its place whenever you have to quickly find formula errors in a workbook.
Example scenarios
- Quickly find formula errors in a workbook.
What it needs
A range (whole col → used band). Supported data types: text, number, date (by selection).
How to use it
- Select the range to audit.
- Run Highlight Error Cells from the Formula Audit group on the XLMind Plus tab.
- Confirm; colored error cells.
What it produces
Colored error cells.
Effect on your data and undo
Highlight Error Cells writes the result over the cells you selected. If it is not what you wanted, Undo Last restores the previous state.
How it differs from similar tools
It applies a one-off, lasting mark without setting up conditional formatting rules; there is nothing to maintain and one step undoes it.
Good to know
No special preconditions.
Limitations
No special preconditions.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the result go?
- Colored error cells.
- What happens to invalid or unexpected values?
- Targets error cells.
- Does the result stay linked to the source?
- The result is a snapshot of the data at run time; after bigger edits, run the tool again for a current view.
- Any known limits?
- No special preconditions.
Works well with
- As an alternative, use Select Error Cells
- As a preparation step, try Highlight Formula Cells
- Afterwards, try Highlight External Link Formulas
- As a complement, use Formula Map Summary
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