
Along with other benefits of tables such as automatic filtering, color banding is applied to rows by default. The fastest and easiest way to apply row shading in Excel is by using predefined Excel table styles. Highlight every other row using table styles (Excel banded rows)

If you'd rather not use a sledge-hammer to crack nuts, meaning you don't want to waste your time and creativity on such a trifle as zebra striping Excel tables, consider applying the built-in table styles as a quick alternative. When it comes to shading every other row in Excel, most gurus will immediately point you to conditional formatting, where you will have to invest some time in figuring out an ingenious mix of MOD and ROW functions. Highlight alternate columns with conditional formatting.Shade every other column using table styles (banded columns).Alternate row shading with conditional formatting.


This tutorial explains how you can alternate row colors in Excel to automatically highlight every other row or column in your worksheets.
