Refactor a VBA for deleting rows based on cell background color

thardy00

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  1. 2019
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  1. Windows
Hi guys.
I'm just making my first steps into VBA and I don't know much yet. I've found a VBA online which deletes cells based on the background color and it works perfectly fine, but it could be tweaked a little bit. In my files I always have 4 headers rows and that VBA has no mercy for them :D. I would like to tune that VBA to make it start working from 4th row. Here's the code:
Excel Formula:
Sub DeleteRowsByColor()
    Dim rngCl As Range
    Dim xRows As Long
    Dim xCol As Long
    Dim colorLg As Long
    On Error Resume Next
    Set rngCl = Application.InputBox _
        (Prompt:="Select a cell with the background color to be deleted", _
        Title:="Kutools for Excel", Type:=8)
    On Error GoTo 0
    If rngCl Is Nothing Then
        MsgBox "User cancelled operation." & vbCrLf & _
        "Processing terminated", vbInformation, "Kutools for Excel"
        Exit Sub
    End If
    colorLg = rngCl.Interior.Color
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    With ActiveSheet.UsedRange
        For xRows = .Rows.Count To 1 Step -1
            For xCol = 1 To .Columns.Count
                           If .Cells(xRows, xCol).Interior.Color = colorLg Then
                    .Rows(xRows).Delete
                    Exit For
                End If
            Next xCol
        Next xRows
    End With
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

From my research I've realised that I need to change this line
VBA Code:
For xRows = .Rows.Count To 1 Step -1
, but I don't know how should I modify it to be honest.
Also I basing to on this VBA I've tried to make another one which will scroll the view to the next color in the given column, but my attempts to do that came to nothing. If someone will have some free time and good will I will really appreciate the help.

Best regards,
Tom.
 

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Thanks for very fast reply!! Oh I feel super dumb right now haha, it was just a small tweak.
 
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