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Excel 365 Power Query Combined Files and extract selected data
- 9 months ago
ga07
As far as I know, this isn’t possible right now—Power Query only reads raw values, not cell formatting, so it can’t detect a cell’s fill/background color. - 9 months ago
Hi ga07 ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.
Thank you raisurrahman rubayatyasmin for the prompt response.
As mentioned by raisurrahman,
Power Query can’t read cell formatting - it only imports raw values, so background colors (red/blue) aren’t detected directly.However, you can work around this by using a helper column or VBA macro that tags each colored cell (e.g., “Red” or “Blue”) before loading into Power Query.Alternatively, use the GET.CELL formula via a named range to return the color index into a column, then import that column.Once color values are converted to text, Power Query can easily filter and report them.Hope this helps you create your report more smoothly.