How to highlight column or column header if it is filtered in Excel?

For a table with multiple columns, it is not easy to find out which column is filtered at a glance as there is no obvious symbol for the filtered column except for a mark. If you want to make the filtered column outstanding in a table, a method in this article can help you.

Highlight column header or entire column if it is filtered with VBA code

Highlight column header or entire column if it is filtered with VBA code

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As below screenshot shown, you need to highlight the entire column or only the column header if this column is filtered in a table range, please apply the following VBA codes.

1. Press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please click Insert > Module. Then copy the below VBA code into the Module window.

VBA code: Highlight column header if the column is filtered

Sub HighLightTitle()
'Updated by Extendoffice 2017/9/12
    Dim xRg As Range
    Dim I As Integer
    Dim xCount As Long
    Dim xRgCol As Long
    Dim xAddress As String
    Dim xFilterCount As Long
    On Error Resume Next
    xAddress = ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address
    Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the first cell of the table range：", "KuTools For Excel", xAddress, , , , , 8)
    If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    xRg.Select
    With xRg(1).Parent.AutoFilter
        xFilterCount = .Range.Columns.Count
        xRgCol = xRg.Offset(1).Column - .Range.Column + 1
        For I = xRgCol To xFilterCount
            xCount = xRg.Offset(, I - xRgCol).Column - .Range.Column + 1
            With .Filters(xCount)
                If .On Then
                    xRg.Offset(, I - xRgCol).Interior.Color = 16736553
                End If
            End With
        Next
    End With
End Sub

For highlighting entire column if it is filtered in a table, please copy and paste the below VBA code into the Module window.

VBA code: Highlight entire column if it is filtered

Sub HighLightCols()
'Updated by Extendoffice 2017/9/12
    Dim xRg As Range
    Dim xCount As Long
    Dim xRgCol As Long
    Dim xAddress As String
    Dim xRgFilter As Range
    Dim xFilterCount As Long
    On Error Resume Next
    xAddress = ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address
    Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the first cell of the table range：", "KuTools For Excel", xAddress, , , , , 8)
    If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    xRg.Select
    With xRg(1).Parent.AutoFilter
        xFilterCount = .Range.Columns.Count
        xRgCol = xRg(1).Column - .Range.Column + 1
        For I = xRgCol To xFilterCount
            xCount = xRg.Offset(, I - xRgCol).Column - .Range.Column + 1
            With .Filters(xCount)
                Set xRgFilter = xRg.Offset(, I - xRgCol).Parent.AutoFilter.Range.Columns(xCount)
                If .On Then
                    xRgFilter.Interior.Color = 16736553
                End If
            End With
        Next
    End With
End Sub

3. Press the F5 key to run the code. In the popping up Kutools for Excel dialog box, please select the first cell of the table you need to highlight the filtered column header or entire filtered column, and then click the OK button.

Then the column header or entire column will be highlighted immediately if the column is filtered in a certain table. See screenshots:

Highlight column header if the column is filtered in the table:

Highlight entire column if it is filtered in the table:

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