Hi @John Chew
So my question is that is there such a feature being added to Microsoft excel yet?
Based on my knowledge, there is no such feature currently.
Here is a link, uses VBA code and Conditional formatting to achieve your needs, please have a look:
https://trumpexcel.com/highlight-active-row-column-excel/
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