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  1. I am creating a spreadsheet that tracks the date a Patient STARTS a treatment in column F2-F20 and when a Patient STOPS treatment in column G2-G20. What I need is for column G2-G20 to highlight YELLOW when 5 days from the END of treatment and then highlight RED when treatment is done or past due. Example: "Big Bird" starts treatment on 11/15/2014 (entered in Cell F2) and his treatment ends on 11/29/2014 (entered in Cell G2). 5 days before 11/29/2014 Cell G2 should highlight in YELLOW and then on 11/29/2014 and after the Cell should highlight RED. Thank you for your time and help SVETLANA!

  2. I have a date(3-Nov-14) and the value in another column.Next month, i need to pick up the other value.

    Could you please help me out with the formula.

    Ex:- 03-nov-14 0.366
    01-Dec-14 1.36

    Thanks
    Sirish

  3. I'm going to create a Drop down box in excel, I have set of data (each data have single cell) followed
    100 Sales
    200 Finance
    300 IT
    400 Marketing
    500 Safety
    From this I need to display number only (eg. 100) My request, when I select 100 Sales, cell will display only the number 100, How it is possible to get.
    we need to use data validating and conditional formatting. please help me.

    1. Hello Naina,
      First off, let me check if my understanding of your task is correct. You have a dropdown list with entries like "100 Sales", in some cell, say A1. And you want to display "100" in another cell, say B1 when "100 Sales" is selected in A1.

      If so, just enter the following formula in cell B1, which retrieves the values from A1 until the first space:
      =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1))

      1. Thanks for your reply.
        Is it possible to display in check box itself. Eg. If I select the check box text "100 Sales" after selecting It should be display "100" only. because this is for printing purpose, I need the numbers only 100, 200, 300 remaining's are reference purpose. otherwise any other option to do this.

        Note: I need the numbers only, corresponding word only for reference not for print. I hope you will be understand this.
        Thanking you and I'm waiting for your reply!

  4. Hi,

    Conditional formatting is much interesting. Can u plz tell me how to sort out the contents present in one column with the contents present in another column. I wants to highlight the contents present in one column only which are different from the contents present in another column. How can I do it?

    Waiting for your reply

    Regards,

    Farhan Khalid

    1. Hello Farhan,

      You can create a rule to highlight cells in column A whose values are not the same as in column B with this formula:

      =A2<>B2 (assuming that row 2 is your first row with data)

  5. Hi Svetlana,
    I'm hoping you can help - you seem to be extremely knowledgeable when it comes to Excel and conditional formatting - Very advanced stuff!

    I'm trying to set conditional formatting where the dates in the future so they will turn automatically in a particular colour, more than 2 months green, 2 months and less (amber) and 1 month and less (red).

    I can't seem to find it in the formula drop down list for these particular timescales.

    Your help will be very much appreciated.

    Let me know if you need any more info.

    Many thanks again

    Vincenzina

    1. Hi Vincenzina,

      Regrettably, you cannot create a rule that will work based on months, since the number of days in each month varies.

      Alternatively, you can create the rules based on the number of days, like these:

      Green (in more than 60 days): =$A2-TODAY()>60

      Amber (in 60 to 31 days): =AND($A2-TODAY()>=31, $A2-TODAY()<=60)

      Red (in 30 days and less): =AND($A2-TODAY()>=1, $A2-TODAY()<=30)

      The current date and past dates won't be colored.

      1. Hi Svetlana,

        many thanks for your swift reply.
        I have tried to set this formula but it I get an error message saying 'You cannot use relative references in Conditional Formatting criteria for colour scales, data bars and icon sets.

        Is there another way I could set the formatting?

        Many thanks

        Vincenzina

        1. Hi,

          Sorry, I managed to figure this out.

          Many thanks again!

          Vincenzina

  6. Greetings Svetlana,

    Your tips are very helpful! I've been trying unsuccessfully to add one of the previously explained formulas to a spreadsheet I have, but no luck.

    I'm in need of a formula that I can use with custom colors. I added the =TODAY() to my A1, which gives me today's date every time I open it. Now what I'm trying to do is add 3 different colors to a cell lets say "I4".
    From today's date to 90 days = custom color; from 91 to 120 days = custom color; and from 121 to 180 days = custom color all of them within the same cell. Hopefully, I explained myself correctly and any info you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

    Regards,
    Ivan

    1. Hello Ivan,

      Try creating the rules for I4 with these formulas:

      From today to 90 days (including today): =AND($I4-$A$1>=1, $I4-$A$1< =90) From 91 to 120: =AND($I4-$A$1>=91, $I4-$A$1< =120) From 121 to 180: =AND($I4-$A$1>=121, $I4-$A$1< =180) Instead returning the current date in A1, you can use the TODAY() function directly in the formulas, e.g. From today to 90 days: =AND($I4-TODAY()>=1, $I4-TODAY()< =90)

  7. Hi

    Thanks for the very helpful information you publish. I've been trying to work out how to do a specific task in XL2013 and seem to keep mucking it up. please help me

    I have a mix of dates spread across many rows and columns. Based on the =today() I what to format as follows

    any date from today to 36 months ago to be green
    any date from 36 months ago to 60 months ago to be yellow
    any date greater than 60 moths ago to be red.

    i keep getting errors and not all colours showing

    I also have a problem with all empty cells being coloured and i would like them to stay white.

    Can you please help me

    Thanks in advance
    Kevin

    1. Hello Kevin,

      I don't know a way to create a rule that will work based on months, since the number of days in each month varies.

      Alternatively, you can create the rules based on the number of days, like these:

      Green (from today to 36 days ago): =AND(TODAY()-$A2>=0, TODAY()-$A2<=36)

      Yellow (from 37 to 60 days ago): =AND(TODAY()-$A2>=37, TODAY()-$A2<=60)

      Red (more than 61 days ago): =$A2-TODAY()>=61

  8. I don't think this has been answered here.

    What if you want a range of cell each with a range of different dates yet you want them all follow the same rules regarding their change in colour leading up to the date specific related to each individual specific cell?

    So one cell may have a date of 1/1/15 and another may have a date 20/1/15 they may turn different colours as you get closer to the date each time you open up the spreadsheet, but the earlier date will change colour sooner than the later one.

    1. Hello Oliver,

      You can achieve this by creating a few rules with different colors for your dates. For example:

      Yellow (due in 1 to 20 days): =AND($A2-TODAY()>0,$A2-TODAY()<=20)

      Red (due in 21 to 40 days): =AND($A2-TODAY()>20,$A2-TODAY()<=40)

      And so on.

  9. Hello Jill,

    If the expiry date is calculated based on the current date, you can write the formulas using the Today() function:

    Red:=$A2<TODAY()

    Yellow (expires in 1 to 30 days): =AND($A2-TODAY()>0,$A2-TODAY()<=30)
    or
    Yellow (expires exactly in 30 days): =$A2-TODAY=30

    Green (expires in 30 to 60 days): =AND($A2-TODAY()>30,$A2-TODAY()<=60)
    or
    Green (expires exactly in 60 days): =$A2-TODAY=60

  10. I am creating a matrix to track training tickets. I need the matrix to tell me when tickets will expire,(expired, 30,60) I will then need to add the red color to the expired tickets, Yellow to tickets that will expire in 30 days, and Green for tickets that will expire in 60 days.

    Can you help out.

  11. Good morning,

    My sheet allows us to ensure steps are completed in a allotted amount of time. I have set-up a template to track each inspection for easy viewing for our boss.

    We input the date when the inspection begins and then the other dates are auto-populted by a simple formula I put into the cells.

    I would like to change the color of the auto-populated cells to yellow, if the phase is being worked within the time constraints and red if the items have not been completed within the time constraints. Then once it is completed, we type complete in another cell, in a different row, and I would like to change the cell with the date to green based off the cell with the wording. (I hope all of that made sense)

    What is the best way to change the colors.

    The first phase starts 28 days before the inspection and needs to be completed 21 days before the inspection. The second step starts 21 days before the inspection and ends 7days before the inspection, so on and so one.

    The dates are in row 5 and the information that will state completed is in row 9.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  12. Hi Svetlana, Can you please help me?
    I have 2 columns (B&D) that have dates in them and I want column D to turn green if column B is column D. I got the red condition code set up correctly but the green condition code (=B8<=D8) works to a point. If column B does not have any data in it, it still turns column D green. How do I fix this so if column B is blank column D will not highlight? Thank you!

    Jeff

    1. Never mind I found the answer. Here is the formula I used:
      =$B2>DATEVALUE("1/1/1990")

  13. Hi I'm wondering how can I format an excel that cell should be highlighted if it expired. But expiration will be automatically recognized every year.
    I have here the situation..
    Date hired is May 26, 2008. under this date is different topics. Each topic should be reviewed every year based on their month and day anniversary.
    May 26, so I should be reminded that this person will be needing to review topics for this year on or before may 26. Condition: Year of entry to cell should be same year and within the year if not highlight will stay and highlight will effect if it's passdue or overdue like 2014 now but year typed is 2015. Thank You.

  14. Hello
    I coulod really use your help!
    I'm migrating data from one excel spreadsheet to another and have a problem with the dates.
    In one of the files, the date column only has the year, the other file has a complete date with the format dd-mm-yyyy.
    I need the cells that only have the year to have the same format and since there is no information on the month and year, these would show as zero.
    i.e.
    00-00-2014
    Do you know if this is possible and can you help?

    Thank you!!

  15. I could really use some help. I'm sure the answer is simple but i cant figure it out. I am working on a billing tracker for 6 month contracts. I dont know how to get the day to change in the date so it corresponds with the monthly billing. So contract start date is 9/15/2014. Billing date is the 5th, 10, 15th or 25th of each month. they pick. I have the drop down menu set up so i can select the date they choose but i need it to show that the first billing date is 09/25/2014 and then in the next column to show 10/25/2014. I can only get it to copy the start date and show that x months out but i cant seem to see how get the day to change according to the bill date. Thank you for the help!

  16. Thanks for that Svetlana.
    I have 300+ operative all of whom have had training for various courses and all of which expire at different times so I require something to help track when they are close to expiring and once they are they have expired.

    The forumla I had used was:
    =$B$2-45<TODAY() To change to orange 45 days before certificate had expired
    =$B$2<TODAY() To change to red once certificate had expired

    Thanks for any help in advanced I use excel regularly to create tables and charts but am really not familiar with formulas.

    1. Hello Robert,

      The problem proves to be in cell references. Your formulas are correct, just use $B2 instead of $B$2 (absolute column and relative row references) so that Excel can correctly apply the rules to all cells.

      You can find more information about cell references in conditional formatting rules in this article:
      Absolute and relative cell references in Excel conditional formatting

  17. I have got a vast spreadsheet giving various dates of when peoples certificates are due to expire,I have got two formulas I wish to use one notifying me 45 days before the expiry date given and then another one once the date has been passed. I am able to get this to work for an individual cell but I am then unable to transfer this across the rest of the cells without doing them all individually. I have tried to use format painter but that does not carry over the conditional formatting.

    1. Hello Robert,

      If you want your conditional formatting rules to get applied to the entire column, e.g. highlight all the dates in column A that meet the conditions, then select the range of cells you want to color, say A2:A100 and re-write your formulas for the first of the celected cells using absolute column and reletive row references, e.g. $A2.

      If you want something different, please give me more details about your data structure and the formulas, and I will try to help.

  18. Great article! I really suggest if the reader is unfamiliar with conditional formatting, start with the beginning examples and work your way down to functional solutions for more complicated problems. Thank you!

    1. Thank you for your kind words, Chris! I am happy to know my article was helpful.

  19. how can i create in excel that make expire date for one week in red mark

    1. Hello shoukath,

      For me to be able to suggest a proper formula, please provide more details about what is deemed an expired date.

      If it is simply more than 7 days back from now, then you can use this formula (where A2 is the first cell with data):
      =TODAY()-$A2>7

      If you want something different, please clarify.

      1. I have some dates in column B. In column A, I would like 15 days before one text will show like "LC need". Is it possible by a conditional formula? Pls help me.

  20. I have a set of dates... I need to change the date color if today - 2 days one color, and 2 days back to 5 days back one color, 5 days back to 7 days back one color, more than 7 days back one color, How its possible to do? Please

    1. Hello Naina,

      You can do this by creating a set of conditional formatting rules with the following formulas (where $A2 is the first cell with data):

      Today to 2 day back:=AND(TODAY()-$A2>=0,TODAY()-$A2<=2)

      3 days back to 5 days back: =AND(TODAY()-$A2>=3,TODAY()-$A2<=5)

      6 days back to 7 days back: =AND(TODAY()-$A2>=6,TODAY()-$A2<=7)

      more than 7 days back: =TODAY()-$A2>7

      1. It's Working good, Thank you very much

  21. Hi need help how to resolve this formula... it always end in #VALUE! error because of N/A and A word... Thanks!

    =IF(I42=3,I42*3*12,IF(I42="N/A",0,IF(I42="A",0))))

  22. Hi

    I have been trying out the formulas but i just cant get what i wanted. im trying to keep track on deliveries and need a warning before the actual delivery date.
    Cell A1 = todays date

    i want it to be:
    orange : 15 days before date(or any number of days i can modify to)
    yellow : on the day itself till
    red: after 15 days onwards

    thanks.

    1. Hi Joey,

      Select the dates you want to format, say in column B, and try creating the rules with the following formulas, where B2 is the top-left cell of the selected range:

      Yellow: =AND($B2>=$A$1, ($B2-$A$1)<15)
      Red: =$B2-$A$1>=15
      Orange: =$A$1-$B2=15 - exactly 15 days before the date
      or
      Orange: =AND($B2<$A$1, ($A$1-$B2) <=15) - from 1 to 15 days before the date

      1. wonderful. perfectly working. thanks alot!

  23. Hi
    I have a date in Cell c2, I would like cell g2 to have a red icon appear when todays date is 49 years and 6 months after the date in c2.

    I would also like cell h2 to have a red icon when todays date is 59 years and 6months after the date in cell c2

  24. Hello

    I want to highlight my cells in different colours depending on the date. For example (and I'm using British dates sorry) if I have cell 1A with a date 17/10/2014 I would like it to become yellow three months after the date and red six months after the date.

    Thankyou very much

    1. Hello Finlay,

      Sorry, I don't know a way to calculate exactly 3 or 6 months because the number of days varies from 28 in Feb to 31, say, in Dec.

      Instead, you can highlight dates based on the number of days after a certain date. For example:

      Red (after 180 days): =TODAY()-$A2>=180 (it should come 1st in the rules list)

      Yellow (after 60 days):=TODAY()-$A2>=60

  25. Hello,
    I am trying to colour code for various dates and can't seem to get the formulas to work. The intent it to show any date that is equal to today (or in the past) as green, dates within the next 30 days as yellow, dates 31-60 days as orange, and anything 61 days or longer as red. I have tried creating a new spreadsheet as well as leveraging an existing one, and can't get the formulas you show above to work as a test. Any advice and assistance would be greatly appreciated.

    1. Hello Cody,

      Try creating the rules with the following formulas (assuming that your dates are in column A and row 2 is the first row with data):

      Green: =$A2<=TODAY()

      Yellow: =AND($A2>=TODAY()+1,$A2<=TODAY()+30)

      Orange: =AND($A2>=TODAY()+31,$A2<=TODAY()+60)

      Red: =$A2>=TODAY()+61

  26. 1) How do you copy an upcoming date to a different cell from a series list of 26 Dates ie starting from a set date (28/7/2015 – 30/6/2015, cells B2:B27) and showing the next highlighted upcoming date in the series list and only that date (ie every 14 days from starting date (say 14/7/2015 showing a highlighted 28/7/2015 in cell A3) then show the following next date in the series list (12/8/2015 again in A3) when the preceding next date in the series list is reached (28/7/2015 in A3).

  27. Can someone help me with the formula of picking the highest number settlement on a weekly basis with data that shows multiple amounts settlemend on a daily basis

    1. Hi Sam,

      Please give us more details, i.e. what columns you have and what kind of values they contain (data sample would be even more helpful), and will try to help.

  28. I have a spreadsheet with a constant date in D8. Then I have dates calculated based upon that date. I need a formula that counts 10 days from that date, but if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then I need Monday's date to appear.

    I will also have to work in a holiday table so that if it falls on a holiday, then the next day after the holiday should appear.

    Might you help?

  29. In some Excel work sheets i am trying to insert rows, but the insert row option is disabled, but the option is enabled on on some some sheets. whats the probelm?

    1. Most likely these worksheets are protected. To check this, select the sheet, then go to Review > Protect Sheet.

  30. n excel file, when i am trying to move one sheet from one file to another excel file it shown a message as
    "A formula sheet you want to move or copy contains the name 'sss', which already exists on the destination worksheet. Do you want to use this version of the name?
    * To use the name as defined in the destination sheet, click yes.
    * To rename the range referred in the formula or worksheet, click no, and enter a new name in the conflict dialog box."
    it ask the same question 20 to 40 times to move a sheet.
    and after move the sheet and make changes and save it with another file name and close it. when i open the same file the format totally distrubed just shown text with format.

    1. Sorry, I've never run into a similar issue and therefore cannot advise anything.

  31. In excel file, when i am trying to move one sheet from one file to another excel file it shown a message as
    "A formula sheet you want to move or copy contains the name 'sss', which already exists on the destination worksheet. Do you want to use this version of the name?
    * To use

    1. Hi,

      Thank you for the great assistance you all are providing in this blog.

      My question is, I have a column in excel that contains (varying dates in certain cells and blank cells with dates yet to be entered).

      I am hoping to create a formula for the entire column that initiates a green fill in the cell that contains a date (30 days after the date range specified). I hope this makes sense.

      Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

      Kind Regards, Paul

  32. Ma'am,

    I am trying to highlight last month, this month, and next month with various colors. For instance, last month would be black filled, with bold white font. This month will be red filled with normal font, and next month would be filled yellow with normal font. I was using the conditional formating of "last month/this month/next month" but it is highlighting things from last and next year. How can i achieve what i am trying to do? My dates show just the month and year. i tried to use the less than "=NOW()+ 30" and equals to "=NOW()". Which is working, however, i do not know how to highlight for the previous month. Any help is appreciated.

    -CTR2

    1. Hello John,

      Please use the following formulas:
      This Month
      =month(A2)=month(today())

      Next Month
      =(month(A2) + 1)=month(today())

      Previous Month
      =(month(A2) - 1)=month(today())

  33. Hi,

    I am trying to create conditional formatting that will show 30 days before training will be required again on an annual basis.

    In cell B2 (C2, D2, etc.) I have the date that training took place. The next scheduled training for each training type would be 1 year later. 30 days prior to the 1 year expiry, I would like the date to turn red or the cell fill to be red so it will highlight that re-training is going to be required soon.

    Is this possible to do? Thank you for your help.

    Employee Name H&S at Work WMHIS
    XXXXXX 05/05/14 02/07/14

    1. I am also trying to create conditional formatting that will show 30 days before training will be required on an annual basis nut for mine training re-certification isn't a year from the date taken it is June 15th of every year. Is it possible to make a formula for this. My boss does not want expiry dates on spread sheets she just wants dates to turn red a moth before re-certification is required.

      Is this even possible? Thank you

    2. Hello Jane,

      Select all your columns with dates and use the following formula for your conditional formatting rule:
      =AND(TODAY()-B2 < 366, TODAY()-B2 > 336)

      1. Hi Dear,
        I want col S(Fee defaulter) to be
        1) Red fill
        if col E(Ending date) is over and Col Q(remaining Fee is greater than zero).
        2)and want light red fill
        if Col E(Ending date) is today and Q(remaining Fee is greater than zero)
        3)and if both the conditions are not met then want green fill
        Thanks in advance

      2. It works! Thank you very much! I tried other methods shown on other sites with no success. I appreciate your assistance.

  34. Hi, I have a date in A1 and a date in B1. How would I highlight B1 IF its date occurs after (or more recent than) the date in A1? I assume you could use conditional formatting for this, but I'm unsure of the formula. Thanks.

    1. Hi Eunice,

      Try creating a conditional formatting rule for cell B1 using this formula =$B1>$A1

      If you need to highlight other cells in column B as well, select them all before creating the rule.

  35. Hi,

    I've been trying to modify the formula based on your Example 2 but I still failed. Scenario: I want to highlight the cell in red if Status (Column C) is not "Closed" and the Due Date (Column M) is already exceeded. For example, Status is "In Progress" and Due Date is 10-Sep-14 but today is already 25-Sep-14. So, the formula I used was this: =AND($M2:$M500>DATEVALUE(M),$C2:$C500”Closed”) I have also formatted the Column M to be in Date format.

    So what went wrong? Hope you could explain. Thank you very much!

    1. Hello Perrin,

      In conditional formatting, the formula is written for the top-left cell of the range to which you apply the rule. And Excel adjusts the formula for all other cells correctly, like when you copy the formula to other cells manually. So, most likely you need the following formula:
      =AND(TODAY()>$M2, $C2<>"Closed")

  36. Dear Madam,

    Please suggest me conditional format as the date and day increase(changes) day by day i need to change the date and the day simulteneously

  37. Hi - I just want to highlight any overdue date. The built in rules pick up yesterday, last week or last month but miss the ones that are 2 weeks ago but still this month! (ie first week of September). Can I amend the built ins so it just picks up all dates over due but ignores cells with other data like names etc?

  38. Hi, I am currently setting up a spreadsheet on when certain places are being worked over the year. I have done conditional formatting for my other topics but I need it to show up late and do not know how to do it.

    thanks,

    leanne

  39. I have lost the formula I inherited. We have an archive column and when some-one puts a date in this column it shades the whole row grey.
    I cannot see where the original formula was nor how to put it back.

  40. I want to addition in years only and no need to change month and days, please help me.

  41. Hi,

    I am making a spreadsheet for an apartment complex. I need a whole row to be highlighted red when the date in the corresponding cell in column (F), which marks when the lease ends, is this month of this year. I also would like to do the same thing but highlight the row yellow if the same corresponding cell is next month of this year. I've tried many formulas but I can't seem to get it to work. Could you help me?

    Thanks!

  42. Hi,

    Just needed some help with conditional formatting. I have two columns both with dates - Column A and B. I want to highlight only the dates in B which occur before the dates in A. (e.g. if B is 4/30/2014 and A is 5/30/2014, then highlight cell B; if B is 5/24/2014 and A is 4/25/2014, do not highlight cell B.) Is that possible?

    1. Hi Lawrence,

      You can create a rule for column B with the same formula that is used for comparing numbers:
      =$B2<$A2 (assuming that your table has headers and row 2 is the top row with data)

  43. thank you your great!i have been looking everywhere for a solution

  44. Hi,
    i was wondering how can i create an excel with specific days of a week that can be repeated for a few months?
    I want to create an attendance roster for Tuesdays and Thursdays for a specific date range.
    thank you

    1. Hi,

      It's not quite clear how you define the Date range. The simplest variant is to write initial Tuesdays and Thursdays in one column or row, and then insert the formulas below.

      If your dates are in two columns:
      =A2+7
      =B2+7

      If the dates are in one column:
      =A2+7
      =A3+7

      Format the cells with formulas as dates (press Ctr+1 and select Date from the Categories menu). Then copy the cells with formulas down the column till the result goes out of your Date range.

  45. If u can please help me out of this matter. i want to put a formula that puts the expiry date of 1 year counting 365 days. i.e. if a date 01-01-2014 is written in cell(A) and i wish to have the date exactly after 1 year (365 days)in Red. URGENT PLEASE

    1. Hello Imran,

      You can use this formula to get the expiry date:
      =DATE(YEAR(A2)+1,MONTH(A2),DAY(A2))

      Where A2 is the cell with the original date.

      1. I have the same problem and this formula isn't working. any other suggestions?
        Many thanks

        1. Hello Beckie,

          I think I did not make myself clear in the previous response, my apologies. The above formula calculates the expiry date based on the value in cell A2. To highlight the expired dates, you can create a conditional formatting rule with this formula:

          =TODAY()>$A2+365

          Please see the results in this sample worksheet. If you are looking for something different, please clarify.

          1. Hi Svetlana,

            I am trying to recreate the above response to highlight the expired dates. I used conditional formatting using your formula =TODAY()>$A2+365 and this indeed worked. However, this only worked on the specific cell "A2." I'm trying to have the entire column checked for dates that are a year old. I tried highlighting the entire column but I was not successful. If you can please assist I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

  46. I have a spreadsheet that has a date in column A1 - it is a today date formula.
    I then have dates from Jan 2014 - May 2015 shown as each day (roster schedule), I have conditional formatting set up within the spreadsheet for various schedules (O/T/ leave etc) however I am wanting to highlight a single column based on what today's date is so "today" is easier to find when scrolling back and forward organising the schedule.

    Any suggestions?

    1. Hi Sarah,

      I believe it will be easier for us to suggest a solution if we can see your data structure and the formulas you are currently using. If you can send me your sample workbook at support@ablebits.com along with the result you are trying to achieve, I'll do my best to help.

      1. Is the above described condition possible to format? I have a similar need to where I would like a cell (L38) to change color when a different cell formatted as =Today() equals 12/1 of any given year. Meaning, I want the L38 cell to highlight yellow each year when today's date = 12/1. Additionally, I would like the highlight to stay active for seven days.

      2. Hi,

        I would like to add some formatting on cerain cells which contain dates. For example, I have a due date on colum A and a scheduled date on colum C. Now if the scheduled date is within 30 days of the due date, the scheduled date colum has to turn red.
        I would also like to highlight column n to red if column c is populated with dates and those dates are within 30 days of column A.

        Any help would be appreciated.

        Thank you,

        1. Hi Denis,

          Select column N (from N2 and below) and create a conditional formatting rule using this formula:
          =AND(C2<>"",A2-C2<30)

          Then select column C and create another rule with the same formula.

          1. I have a slightly different scenario than above. I have a date in column E and a date in column F. I need to highlight the date in column F if it is less than the date in column E.

            Thanks for any help you can provide.

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