by In this tutorial, we will continue exploring the fascinating world of Excel Conditional Formatting. If you do not feel very comfortable in this area, you may want to look through the previous article first to revive the basics - How to use conditional formatting in Excel.
Today are going to dwell on how to use Excel formulas to format individual cells and entire rows based on the values you specify or based on another cell's value. This is often considered advanced aerobatics of Excel conditional formatting and once mastered, it will help you push the formats in your spreadsheets far beyond their common uses.
Excel conditional formatting based on another cell value
Excel's predefined conditional formatting, such as Data Bars, Color Scales and Icon Sets, are mainly purposed to format cells based on their own values. If you want to apply conditional formatting based on another cell or format an entire row based on a single cell's value, then you will need to use formulas.
So, let's see how you can make a rule using a formula and after discuss formula examples for specific tasks.
How to create a conditional formatting rule based on formula
To set up a conditional formatting rule based on a formula in any version of Excel 2010 through Excel 365, carry out these steps:
- Select the cells you want to format. You can select one column, several columns or the entire table if you want to apply your conditional format to rows.
Tip. If you plan to add more data in the future and you want the conditional formatting rule to get applied to new entries automatically, you can either:
- Convert a range of cells to a table (Insert tab > Table). In this case, the conditional formatting will be automatically applied to all new rows.
- Select some empty rows below your data, say 100 blank rows.
- On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional formatting > New Rule…
- In the New Formatting Rule window, select Use a formula to determine which cells to format.
- Enter the formula in the corresponding box.
- Click the Format… button to choose your custom format.
- Switch between the Font, Border and Fill tabs and play with different options such as font style, pattern color and fill effects to set up the format that works best for you. If the standard palette does not suffice, click More colors… and choose any RGB or HSL color to your liking. When done, click the OK button.
- Make sure the Preview section displays the format you want and if it does, click the OK button to save the rule. If you are not quite happy with the format preview, click the Format… button again and make the edits.
Tip. Whenever you need to edit a conditional formatting formula, press F2 and then move to the needed place within the formula using the arrow keys. If you try arrowing without pressing F2, a range will be inserted into the formula rather than just moving the insertion pointer. To add a certain cell reference to the formula, press F2 a second time and then click that cell.
Excel conditional formatting formula examples
Now that you know how to create and apply Excel conditional formatting based on another cell, let's move on and see how to use various Excel formulas in practice.
Tip. For your Excel conditional formatting formula to work correctly, please always follow these simple rules.
Formulas to compare values (numbers and text)
As you know Microsoft Excel provides a handful of ready-to-use rules to format cells with values greater than, less than or equal to the value you specify (Conditional Formatting >Highlight Cells Rules). However, these rules do not work if you want to conditionally format certain columns or entire rows based on a cell's value in another column. In this case, you use analogous formulas:
| Condition | Formula example |
|---|---|
| Equal to | =$B2=10 |
| Not equal to | =$B2<>10 |
| Greater than | =$B2>10 |
| Greater than or equal to | =$B2>=10 |
| Less than | =$B2<10 |
| Less than or equal to | =$B2<=10 |
| Between | =AND($B2>5, $B2<10) |
The screenshot below shows an example of the Greater than formula that highlights product names in column A if the number of items in stock (column C) is greater than 0. Please pay attention that the formula applies to column A only ($A$2:$A$8). But if you select the whole table (in our case, $A$2:$E$8), this will highlight entire rows based on the value in column C.
In a similar fashion, you can create a conditional formatting rule to compare values of two cells. For example:
=$A2<$B2 - format cells or rows if a value in column A is less than the corresponding value in column B.
=$A2=$B2 - format cells or rows if values in columns A and B are the same.
=$A2<>$B2 - format cells or rows if a value in column A is not the same as in column B.
As you can see in the screenshot below, these formulas work for text values as well as for numbers.
AND and OR formulas
If you want to format your Excel table based on 2 or more conditions, then use either =AND or =OR function:
| Condition | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|
| If both conditions are met | =AND($B2<$C2, $C2<$D2) |
Formats cells if the value in column B is less than in column C, and if the value in column C is less than in column D. |
| If one of the conditions is met | =OR($B2<$C2, $C2<$D2) |
Formats cells if the value in column B is less than in column C, or if the value in column C is less than in column D. |
In the screenshot below, we use the formula =AND($C2>0, $D2="Worldwide") to change the background color of rows if the number of items in stock (Column C) is greater than 0 and if the product ships worldwide (Column D). Please pay attention that the formula works with text values as well as with numbers.
Naturally, you can use two, three or more conditions in your AND and OR formulas. To see how this works in practice, watch Video: Conditional formatting based on another cell.
These are the basic conditional formatting formulas you use in Excel. Now let's consider a bit more complex but far more interesting examples.
Conditional formatting for empty and non-empty cells
I think everyone knows how to format empty and not empty cells in Excel - you simply create a new rule of the "Format only cells that contain" type and choose either Blanks or No Blanks.
But what if you want to format cells in a certain column if a corresponding cell in another column is empty or not empty? In this case, you will need to utilize Excel formulas again:
Formula for blanks: =$B2="" - format selected cells / rows if a corresponding cell in Column B is blank.
Formula for non-blanks: =$B2<>"" - format selected cells / rows if a corresponding cell in Column B is not blank.
Note. The formulas above will work for cells that are "visually" empty or not empty. If you use some Excel function that returns an empty string, e.g. =if(false,"OK", ""), and you don't want such cells to be treated as blanks, use the following formulas instead =isblank(A1)=true or =isblank(A1)=false to format blank and non-blank cells, respectively.
And here is an example of how you can use the above formulas in practice. Suppose, you have a column (B) which is "Date of Sale" and another column (C) "Delivery". These 2 columns have a value only if a sale has been made and the item delivered. So, you want the entire row to turn orange when you've made a sale; and when an item is delivered, a corresponding row should turn green. To achieve this, you need to create 2 conditional formatting rules with the following formulas:
- Orange rows (a cell in column B is not empty):
=$B2<>"" - Green rows (cells in column B and column C are not empty):
=AND($B2<>"", $C2<>"")
One more thing for you to do is to move the second rule to the top and select the Stop if true check box next to this rule:
In this particular case, the "Stop if true" option is actually superfluous, and the rule will work with or without it. You may want to check this box just as an extra precaution, in case you add a few other rules in the future that may conflict with any of the existing ones.
For more information, please see Excel conditional formatting for blank cells.
Excel formulas to work with text values
If you want to format a certain column(s) when another cell in the same row contains a certain word, you can use a formula discussed in one of the previous examples (like =$D2="Worldwide"). However, this will only work for exact match.
For partial match, you will need to use either SEARCH (case insensitive) or FIND (case sensitive).
For example, to format selected cells or rows if a corresponding cell in column D contains the word "Worldwide", use the below formula. This formula will find all such cells, regardless of where the specified text is located in a cell, including "Ships Worldwide", "Worldwide, except for…", etc:
=SEARCH("Worldwide", $D2)>0
If you'd like to shade selected cells or rows if the cell's content starts with the search text, use this one:
=SEARCH("Worldwide", $D2)>1
Excel formulas to highlight duplicates
If your task is to conditionally format cells with duplicate values, you can go with the pre-defined rule available under Conditional formatting > Highlight Cells Rules > Duplicate Values… The following article provides a detailed guidance on how to use this feature: How to automatically highlight duplicates in Excel.
However, in some cases the data looks better if you color selected columns or entire rows when a duplicate values occurs in another column. In this case, you will need to employ an Excel conditional formatting formula again, and this time we will be using the COUNTIF formula. As you know, this Excel function counts the number of cells within a specified range that meet a single criterion.
Highlight duplicates including 1st occurrences
=COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,$A2)>1 - this formula finds duplicate values in the specified range in Column A (A2:A10 in our case), including first occurrences.
If you choose to apply the rule to the entire table, the whole rows will get formatted, as you see in the screenshot below. I've decided to change a font color in this rule, just for a change : )
Highlight duplicates without 1st occurrences
To ignore the first occurrence and highlight only subsequent duplicate values, use this formula: =COUNTIF($A$2:$A2,$A2)>1
Highlight consecutive duplicates in Excel
If you'd rather highlight only duplicates on consecutive rows, you can do this in the following way. This method works for any data types: numbers, text values and dates.
- Select the column where you want to highlight duplicates, without the column header.
- Create a conditional formatting rule(s) using these simple formulas:
Rule 1 (blue):=$A1=$A2- highlights the 2nd occurrence and all subsequent occurrences, if any.
Rule 2 (green):=$A2=$A3- highlights the 1st occurrence.
In the above formulas, A is the column you want to check for dupes, $A1 is the column header, $A2 is the first cell with data.
Important! For the formulas to work correctly, it is essential that Rule 1, which highlights the 2nd and all subsequent duplicate occurrences, should be the first rule in the list, especially if you are using two different colors.
Highlight duplicate rows
If you want apply the conditional format when duplicate values occur in two or more columns, you will need to add an extra column to your table in which you concatenate the values from the key columns using a simple formula like this one =A2&B2. After that you apply a rule using either variation of the COUNTIF formula for duplicates (with or without 1st occurrences). Naturally, you can hide an additional column after creating the rule.
Alternatively, you can use the COUNTIFS function that supports multiple criteria in a single formula. In this case, you won't need a helper column.
In this example, to highlight duplicate rows with 1st occurrences, create a rule with the following formula:
=COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$11, $A2, $B$2:$B$11, $B2)>1
To highlight duplicate rows without 1st occurrences, use this formula:
=COUNTIFS($A$2:$A2, $A2, $B$2:$B2, $B2)>1
Compare 2 columns for duplicates
One of the most frequent tasks in Excel is to check 2 columns for duplicate values - i.e. find and highlight values that exist in both columns. To do this, you will need to create an Excel conditional formatting rule for each column with a combination of =ISERROR() and =MATCH() functions:
For Column A: =ISERROR(MATCH(A1,$B$1:$B$10000,0))=FALSE
For Column B: =ISERROR(MATCH(B1,$A$1:$A$10000,0))=FALSE
Note. For such conditional formulas to work correctly, it's very important that you apply the rules to the entire columns, e.g. =$A:$A and =$B:$B.
You can see an example of practical usage in the following screenshot that highlights duplicates in Columns E and F.
As you can see, Excel conditional formatting formulas cope with dupes pretty well. However, for more complex cases, I would recommend using the Duplicate Remover add-in that is especially designed to find, highlight and remove duplicates in Excel, in one sheet or between two spreadsheets.
Formulas to highlight values above or below average
When you work with several sets of numeric data, the AVERAGE() function may come in handy to format cells whose values are below or above the average in a column.
For example, you can use the formula =$E2<AVERAGE($E$2:$E$8) to conditionally format the rows where the sale numbers are below the average, as shown in the screenshot below. If you are looking for the opposite, i.e. to shade the products performing above the average, replace "<" with ">" in the formula: =$E2>AVERAGE($E$2:$E$8).
How to highlight the nearest value in Excel
If I have a set of numbers, is there a way I can use Excel conditional formatting to highlight the number in that set that is closest to zero? This is what one of our blog readers, Jessica, wanted to know. The question is very clear and straightforward, but the answer is a bit too long for the comments sections, that's why you see a solution here :)
Example 1. Find the nearest value, including exact match
In our example, we'll find and highlight the number that is closest to zero. If the data set contains one or more zeroes, all of them will be highlighted. If there is no 0, then the value closest to it, either positive or negative, will be highlighted.
First off, you need to enter the following formula to any empty cell in your worksheet, you will be able to hide that cell later, if needed. The formula finds the number in a given range that is closest to the number you specify and returns the absolute value of that number (absolute value is the number without its sign):
=MIN(ABS(B2:D13-(0)))
In the above formula, B2:D13 is your range of cells and 0 is the number for which you want to find the closest match. For example, if you are looking for a value closest to 5, the formula will change to: =MIN(ABS(B2:D13-(5)))
Note. This is an array formula, so you need to press Ctrl + Shift + Enter instead of a simple Enter stroke to complete it.
And now, you create a conditional formatting rule with the following formula, where B3 is the top-right cell in your range and $C$2 in the cell with the above array formula:
=OR(B3=0-$C$2,B3=0+$C$2)
Please pay attention to the use of absolute references in the address of the cell containing the array formula ($C$2), because this cell is constant. Also, you need to replace 0 with the number for which you want to highlight the closest match. For example, if we wanted to highlight the value nearest to 5, the formula would change to: =OR(B3=5-$C$2,B3=5+$C$2)
Example 2. Highlight a value closest to the given value, but NOT exact match
In case you do not want to highlight the exact match, you need a different array formula that will find the closest value but ignore the exact match.
For example, the following array formula finds the value closest to 0 in the specified range, but ignores zeroes, if any:
=MIN(ABS(B3:C13-(0))+(10^0*(B3:C13=0)))
Please remember to press Ctrl + Shift + Enter after you finished typing your array formula.
The conditional formatting formula is the same as in the above example:
=OR(B3=0-$C$2,B3=0+$C$2)
However, since our array formula in cell C2 ignores the exact match, the conditional formatting rule ignores zeroes too and highlights the value 0.003 that is the closest match.
If you want to find the value nearest to some other number in your Excel sheet, just replace "0" with the number you want both in the array and conditional formatting formulas.
I hope the conditional formatting formulas you have learned in this tutorial will help you make sense of whatever project you are working on. If you need more examples, please check out the following articles:
Why isn't my Excel conditional formatting working correctly?
If your conditional formatting rule is not working as expected, though the formula is apparently correct, do not get upset! Most likely it is not because of some weird bug in Excel conditional formatting, rather due to a tiny mistake, not evident at the first sight. Please try out 6 simple troubleshooting steps below and I'm sure you will get your formula to work:
- Use absolute & relative cell addresses correctly. It's very difficult to deduce a general rule that will work in 100 per cent of cases. But most often you would use an absolute column (with $) and relative row (without $) in your cell references, e.g.
=$A1>1.Please keep in mind that the formulas
=A1=1,=$A$1=1and=A$1=1will produce different results. If you are not sure which one is correct in your case, you can try all : ) For more information, please see Relative and absolute cell references in Excel conditional formatting. - Verify the applied range. Check whether your conditional formatting rule applies to the correct range of cells. A rule of thumb is this - select all the cells / rows you want to format but do not include column headers.
- Write the formula for the top-left cell. In conditional formatting rules, cell references are relative to the top-left most cell in the applied range. So, always write your conditional formatting formula for the 1st row with data.
For example, if your data starts in row 2, you put
=A$2=10to highlight cells with values equal to 10 in all the rows. A common mistake is to always use a reference to the first row (e.g.=A$1=10). Please remember, you reference row 1 in the formula only if your table does not have headers and your data really starts in row 1. The most obvious indication of this case is when the rule is working, but formats values not in the rows it should. - Check the rule you created. Double-check the rule in the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager. Sometimes, for no reason at all, Microsoft Excel distorts the rule you have just created. So, if the rule is not working, go to Conditional Formatting > Manage Rules and check both the formula and the range it applies to. If you have copied the formula from the web or some other external source, make sure the straight quotes are used.
- Adjust cell references when copying the rule. If you copy Excel conditional formatting using Format Painter, don't forget to adjust all cell references in the formula.
- Split complex formulas into simple elements. If you use a complex Excel formula that includes several different functions, split it into simple elements and verify each function individually.
And finally, if you've tried all the steps but your conditional formatting rule is still not working correctly, drop me a line in comments and we will try to fathom it out together :)
In my next article we are going to look into the capabilities of Excel conditional formatting for dates. See you next week and thanks for reading!
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If I want to change the colour of Column D based on the columns A/B/C having text of Y or N what is the best method. ie. YYY = Red NNN = Green, any other combination has amber?
Thanks in advance
Hi,
i want to know when i am writing a column name (problem details) and another column name(result) so need when i put result onle(pass)thst's time problem details column is atowmatic highlighted in green such as
Complaint Details Result
Hard Disk Damage Solved
Hard Disk Damage
before putting solved complaint details column is red color.
when i put solved in result column then complaint details column is turn into green color.
please need your immediate response.
I currently have a Conditional Formatting set up to color code the cell Green if DBSK is entered for the first time within a row. Although, if a second entry of DBSK is entered within the same row, I need that cell to turn Yellow and then if the same DBSK entry is made a 3rd time within the row, I need that cell to then turn red. What is the best way to go about coding this or conditional formatting it?
High im new to excel and i was wondering if it would be possible to get column k to be highlighted when a row has data but nothing is entered in the k column. then when an entry is made in column k the highlight would be removed.
for example lets say in row 5 i have in column A- NUMBER, column b- last name, column c- first name, column d- employee #,... and in column k is titled date approved.
so the premise would be that k would be blank until i entered a date and if that could be highlighted when blank so that it can stand out and the highlight removed once a date has been entered. if you can help that would be great
Hi, I am hoping that someone could help!
I am trying to colour format rows depending of the information of two columns.
Column E is limited to YES or NO
Column F are years
I want to add conditional formatting so:
= YES and under or equal 30 go green
= YES and over 30 go yellow
= NO and under or equal 30 to blue
I would appreciate any assistance you could offer.
Thanks so much!
Nuria
Hi Nuria,
You need to create a conditional formatting rule for each color using the AND function:
1) =AND($E2="YES",$F2<=30) for green cells
2) =AND($E2="YES",$F2>30) for yellow cells
3) =AND($E2="NO",$F2<=30) for blue cells
Hi Irina,
Is that possible to paste that resulted cell to another excel without any condition in new excel.
For Ex: Pasting the values to another excel.
Hi, I have dataset,as below, how can I write formulae which will output a Y into column B if there is a "Y" present in column A? Is it possible to extend this also for further similar conditions? Thanks
A B
1 XXZ1 N
2 XYX2 Y
3 ZSD3 N
Hi Aaron,
You can use the combination of ISNUMBER and SEARCH functions to look for specific text within your cells:
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Y",$A1)),"Y","N")
Hi, I wanted to know if it was possible to highlight a number of cells based on the value to the left column. For example, I type in the value 1, and 1 cell to the right of that value is filled in green, I type in the value 7, and the next 7 cells to the right of that value are filled green. Is this possible?
I'm trying to do something that should be fairly easy, but I'm having trouble making it happen.
Simplified: I have dropdown lists in C3 (Where did we go?). And the distance from home to the place gone in E3. The options for the dropdown list are stored in I3-I33 (Names of locations) with an associated value in J3-J33 (Distance traveled).
What I would like is for E3-E36 to return the values in J3-J33 if the C3-C36 dropdown option is entered.
C3-C36= Dropdown List
E3-E36= Result from J3-J33
I3-I33= Dropdown List options
J3-J33= Distances for each option chosen
So, if I choose "Grand Canyon" from C3s drop down, and it is located in I8, the distance of 2000 miles is listed in J8. I would like that value to show up in E3.
I can make it work for one specific number but not for the entire list.
"=IF(C4=I3:I33,J3:J33)" only returns the correct answer if C4=I4. I need it to return the value in the J3-33 cells.
Thanks for any help,
-Rob
Hi Rob,
The easiest way to go would be using the VLOOKUP function in column E:
=VLOOKUP(C3,I3:J33,2,FALSE)
If will match the value from C3 to a value in column I and return the corresponding record from column J. Please see this tutorial to learn more about VLOOKUP.
What an awesome blog! great stuff here!
I am trying to find a solution to a conditional formatting using a formula issue (I THINK!)...
Please see image at: to see what I am hopeful of achieving.
Thx!
well - I tried to post a url in that...
trying again here without the brackets
sbonham.com/ganba/GymSheetMockup.jpg
Thank you very much for your kind words, Steve, and thank you for the screenshot.
I'm sorry, but there is no easy way to check several words that are in cell B3. One possible solution would be taking the key words into separate cells, selecting the range with comments, and creating a Conditional Formatting rule for each key word with the following type of formula:
=SEARCH($B$3,E6)
Here $B$3 is the cell with the key word and E6 is the first cell of your range with comments.
Hi
I want to format a series of cells 2*4 (represents 1 day)to green if the combined value is 0/blank.
=SUM($B$6:$C$9)=0 goes for the same cells =$B$6:$C$9 so far no problem. But how do i autofill this formua over a sheet with hundreds of cells working 2*4.. Is it even possible or do i nedd macro?
Thanks.
/fred
Hi Fred,
Could you describe your data structure in more detail? Do you want to sum values in range B6:C9 and then B10:C13, or are 2*4 groups arranged in a different way?
Thats correct, downwards would be B10:C13 an to the right D6:E9 and so on.. And if the sum of these 8 combined cells are 0/blank i want them all (ex. B6:C9) to be green, if the value is something else they should become white. All 8 of them. The formula above does this, but it wont autofill over the sheet like i want..
Thank you for the details, Fred,
Please select all your data and use the following formula for the Conditional Formatting rule:
=SUM(INDIRECT( ADDRESS((INT((ROW()-2)/4)*4+2),(INT((COLUMN())/2)*2))&":"&ADDRESS((INT((ROW()-2)/4)*4+2+3),(INT((COLUMN())/2)*2+1)) ))=0
You can read about the INDIRECT function in this blog post.
Another way to go is use OFFSET function:
=sum(OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS((INT((ROW()-2)/4)*4+2),(INT((COLUMN())/2)*2))), , , 4, 2))=0
Sorry, i don´t get this.. Im about to give up on this.. Thanks anyway!
So I am having a particular issue that this seem to be the closet I am getting. I have a column I am trying to get to fill with x color based on the rest of the row. simple enough I have found ways to do that even here with the search function. however even using conditional formatting it doesn't seem to work if its scanning in-cell drop down.
so there is a header roll the I have names in the first column, second column for color indicator and then column 3:28 is for putting a checkmark or x. if the person knows that task listed at the columns header like forklift certified then john doe gets a ✓ and the status column with be green and a × would be red to indicate he is on restrictions and not perform one or all of his tasks.
any thought that allow for later addition of employees without having to modify the function parameters?
Hi Dear!
you are always there like a teacher for me to learn new formulas and option in excel thank you so much dear.
Hello,
I am trying to create conditional formats that uses icons where I can say if the value is >30%, then green, between 30% and 29% is yellow, and less than 28% is red. Somehow, the yellow one is not yielding results. Also, is it possible to use the conditional format when the data is negative?
Thanks a lot,
Maud
Hello Maud,
Please try to use one of the following formulas for the rule that doesn't work, these examples assume that the numbers are in column A:
=AND($A2>=29%,$A2<=30%)
You can also try this one:
=AND($K2-29%>=0)
You can use negative numbers for conditional formatting as well.
Hi,
I'm looking for the formula for conditionally formatting in situation where we have 2-set of values.
Let's say - If I've 50-locations actual sales Vs their INDIVIDUAL targets (Which are different for each location) and need to conditionally format RED/GREEN for their given achievements (Achieved : Yes = Green / No = Red)
I need a versatile formula to set in entire column - I tried few options and it fails :(
Please help - I appreciate it in advance
Thanks and Regards
Hello,
If I understand your task correctly, you need to create two Conditional Formatting rules:
1) One will highlight the locations Green if the value in the column with their "Actual sales" is equal to or more than the value in their "Individual target":
=$B2>=$C2
1) The other rule will highlight the locations Red if the value in the column with their "Actual sales" is less than the value in their "Individual target":
=$B2<$C2 Please replace column B with the name of the column with actual sales, and column C with the name of the column with individual targets. I hope this helps.
Hello,
Is there a way to make the application of a formula in one cell conditional upon whether or not another cell is blank?
E.g. If cell C1 contains a number, I want cell D1 to return the value of C1/366. If cell C1 is blank, I want cell D1 to be blank.
At the moment, I have got to a stage where if cell C1 contains a number, D1 displays (in text) "=C1/366" and does not process the formula.
Hi Josie,
Sure, you need to use the IF function in D1:
=IF(C1<>"",C1/366,"")
It says if C1 is not empty, divide it by 366, otherwise leave the cell blank.
I hope this helps.
Hi,
I need your help. I am using conditional formatting>New Rule>Format only cells that contains>specific text. formatting is working i am using colors in that red and green Green for with in limit and Red is for Breach. applied formatting works properly but actual problem is when i closed file after save next time that formatting removed.
what is the reason behind why this happening? why that formatting not saved with that file ?
can any body help me out please in this regard ?
Hi, I need to highlight values on a spread sheet in column F if the value is bigger than the value in column D. How do I write the formula for the whole column without doing it one for one.
Hi Willie,
Just enter the dollar sign before the names of the columns in your formula, e.g.
=$F2>$D2
You also need to make sure "Applies to" range contains all records in column F, so when you click "Manage rules", you will see "=$F$2:$F$350" under "Applies to" if you have 350 rows.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
I am creating a large excel document that has information populating though it. If I have a cell on one page showing ten items, i would like on another page where it will populate over ten cells showing one item all with that same discription. is there a way to do this? I really need to! To explain further - on one page it is a quote which says 10 doors, on another page i want it to populate 1 door ten times where there will be further information added for an architect to review.
namaste,
Excel formulas for conditional formatting based on another cell value
in that i need time conditional formatting
my travel time stated time 7:00 i should reached 8:00if above 1 hour diff should be diff coloer
Need you advice .
HI, i need to put in a column:
in green: different texts, aleatory
in red: NO
in yellow: DEF
gray:nothing
i already put red, yellows and gray conditions.
so, for green: edit formating rule/format only cell contain/ not equal to/=AND("NO";"DEF")
doont work, dont bring me anything in green.
help¡?
Hi Zak,
Please include a cell reference into your formula:
=AND($H2<>"NO",$H2<>"",$H2<>"DEF")
I hope this helps.
Hi,
Svetlana,
We need your help we want to use conditional formatting on a sheet 1 column A but references is on another sheet 2, If in Sheet 2 Column B Value is greater than Column A, than Sheet 1 Column A should be highlight reflect as color
Hello,
To compare values in different sheets, you need to include the name of the sheet to the cell reference, so your formula will look this way:
=Sheet2!$B2>Sheet1!$A2
Please also make sure you apply the rule to column A in Sheet 1.