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joeyc380
Copper Contributor
Jan 22, 2025

Excel 365 Focus Cell - "Show Auto-Highlight" feature is disappeared

Hi everyone,

 

I recently update the Excel 365 to

 

and I found the "Show Auto-Highlight" feature is disappeared.

 

 

 

From Microsoft website: Increase ease of navigation with Focus Cell in Excel | Microsoft Community Hub, this feature is very handy when using the find fuction.

 

how can I get this function back?

 

Thank you!

  • Show Auto-Highlight is still on Beta. My guess some bug appeared and functionality was removed from production. Moreover, Focus Cell was removed on Mac in mid January.

    Hope it'll be back in a while on Current channel.

  • Just to confirm, Sergei and Hans are correct, this has been rolled back. We currently don't have a timeline to share for when it will return.

    • grenona55's avatar
      grenona55
      Copper Contributor

      I hope they will put it back, but why they keep it on the O365 E3 business one ? Version are not the same , Excel i'm talking

       

       

  • grenona55's avatar
    grenona55
    Copper Contributor

    Hi Same issue with me version , i hope they will put it back, this option has been ask since 1895 :)

     

  • Show Auto-Highlight is still on Beta. My guess some bug appeared and functionality was removed from production. Moreover, Focus Cell was removed on Mac in mid January.

    Hope it'll be back in a while on Current channel.

    • grenona55's avatar
      grenona55
      Copper Contributor

      With the new insider update, the fonction is back Feb 7 2025

      • SergeiBaklan's avatar
        SergeiBaklan
        MVP

        Okay, thanks for sharing. My understanding

        • feature was never removed from Beta, which means bug was not quite critical
        • if it is back on Current Preview, which is actually pre-production, bug is fixed
        • in a while we will see it in production (Current channel), my expectation by the end of Feb
    • grenona55's avatar
      grenona55
      Copper Contributor

      Well i'm happy today, In my today Insider update the HightLight return back available and fonctionnal, i hope they will roll out this update soon

       

      :)

       

       

       

  • GG_150's avatar
    GG_150
    Copper Contributor

    Hi there

    It doesn't work with me either, I logged out, and logged into Office 365, with no success. How to fix it?😰

    • Microsoft has removed Show Auto-Highlight in a recent update. So there is nothing you can do, except complain.

  • It disappeared for me and others too. Please report it from within Excel: Help > Feedback > Report a problem.

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