Excel Formulas to Highlight Top Values ~ A Simple Guide!!
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Published: 2021-04-20 02:01:58

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In the previous post, we have learned how to [**highlight the bottom values in Excel**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-highlight-bottom-values-with-conditional-formatting/). Similarly, here we will show the simple formula used to **highlight the N number of highest (Top) values in Excel**. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Highlight top values](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Highlight-top-values.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-highlight-top-values-a-simple-guide/highlight-top-values/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22823">Highlight top values</figcaption>

## General Formula:

- Use the below formula to highlight the top values in Excel.

**=A1>=[LARGE](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-excel-large-function-in-office-365-with-examples/)(data,N)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **LARGE** – In Excel, the [**LARGE Function**](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-excel-large-function-in-office-365-with-examples/) helps to find and return the N<sup>th</sup> Largest value from the given range of data.
- **A1**  – It represents the input value.
- **Date** – It specifies the input range from your worksheet.
- **N** – This is the N<sup>th </sup>value.
- **Comma symbol (,)** – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

## Practical Example:

Let’s see the below example image.

- First, we will enter the input values in **Column B** to **Column E**.
- Now we are going to highlight the **top 5 values** from these inputs.

![Input Ranges](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Input-Ranges-4.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22824">Input Ranges</figcaption>

- So apply the above-given formula in the conditional formatting option.
- To know  **how to apply conditional formatting**  in Excel, just **refer to this article<u>:</u>[ How to Apply the Formula with Conditional Formatting In Excel?](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-apply-formula-with-conditional-formatting/)**
- Finally, we will get the result as shown below.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Result-4.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22825">Result</figcaption>

## Wrap-Up:

Here, we have described the easy formula to **highlight the top N values in Excel**. Hope you like it!! If you have any **questions** , feel free to **comment**. Don’t forget to share your **feedback**. Thank you so much for visiting our site. To learn more, check out **[Geek Excel](https://geekexcel.com/) **and [**Excel Formulas**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formula/) **!!**

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