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$1=10). Please remember, you reference row 1 in the formula only if your table does not have headers and your data really starts in row 1. The most obvious indication of this case is when the rule is working, but formats values not in the rows it should. - Check the rule you created. Double-check the rule in the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager. Sometimes, for no reason at all, Microsoft Excel distorts the rule you have just created. So, if the rule is not working, go to Conditional Formatting > Manage Rules and check both the formula and the range it applies to. If you have copied the formula from the web or some other external source, make sure the straight quotes are used.
- Adjust cell references when copying the rule. If you copy Excel conditional formatting using Format Painter, don't forget to adjust all cell references in the formula.
- Split complex formulas into simple elements. If you use a complex Excel formula that includes several different functions, split it into simple elements and verify each function individually.
And finally, if you've tried all the steps but your conditional formatting rule is still not working correctly, drop me a line in comments and we will try to fathom it out together :)
In my next article we are going to look into the capabilities of Excel conditional formatting for dates. See you next week and thanks for reading!
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I have a set of up to 12 5-digit random numbers in a column starting at B3.
For each random number, the 5 digits are entered in columns starting at B3, and the individual digits are entered into a row starting at C3. So for B3=13579, C3=1, E3=3, G3=5, I3=7 & K3=9.
When I enter a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 digit number into the row starting at C2, I want the conditional formatting to highlight a cell when a match is made. So for the example above, 13579, if I entered G2=5 & I2=7, I expect G3 & I3 to highlight.
I created the rule in C3 for the 1 (one) digit, =AND($C$2=1,$C3=$C$2), and used “copy” “paste special” “format” to copy the formatting down to the remaining 11 columns. The conditional formula works great for C3 & C4, but the copied format in C5-C14 is =AND($C$2=1,$C4=$C$2). The $C4 never increments! But, the formatting rule indicates it applies to C3-C14.
I cannot figure out the correct way to "copy." All help would be appreciated. This is for playing Kakura so I need 100+ “tables” that I don’t want to write a conditional formula for each cell!!
I can send the spreadsheet if a visual would help.
Thanks
Hello!
If you want to create conditional formatting for cells C3:C14, then first select this range, and then create formatting with the rule
=AND($C$2=1,$C3=$C$2)
No need to copy conditional formatting.
I hope I answered your question. If something is still unclear, please feel free to ask.
I have a calander which vlookups leave types from another tab. Although it inserts the whole leave name such as 'Recreational Leave'. I would like it to change the result to a shorter name and change colour. I have set up conditional formatting as follows:
Equal to "Recreational Leave"
Formatted the background to blue as well as in the number tab I have selected custom and written "REC".
The conditional formatting has changed the cell to blue but it hasn't changed the word to REC.
I have tried typing Recreational Leave into the cell to see if it the formula causing the error but it still doesn't change the word to REC. In another cell I have a drop down list (1-12) and have used conditional formatting to change the number from 1 to JAN, 2 to FEB etc by using the technique mentioned above and it worked fine.
Hello!
With conditional formatting, you can show Jan instead of 1. To do this, you need to change the cell format. The cell will write 1, but it will show Jan. Conditional formatting does not change the value in the cell. Therefore, you can change the color, but you cannot replace 'Recreational Leave' with REC.
I HAVE A TABLE IN EXCELL I WILL FINDE CELLS WHIT COLOER FILL SPECIFIED AND VALUE ROW AND COLUMN HEDER THAT CELLS WRITE ON CELLS ONATHER WITH VBA CODE IS SOME ONE HELPE ME FOR
Hi
I have conditional formatted data with "=$D2>$E2" for range "=$E:$E"
However excel has filled cells that do not correspond to the formulae?
What have I done wrong?
I need the E column to be filled if greater than the D column.
Hello!
If you are formatting the entire column $E:$E, then the condition must start at the first cell. Use the formula
=$D1>$E1
Hope this is what you need.
Hi
The first cell is the title for the row which is why row 2 is used.
Hi,
Then do not use the entire column =$E:$E in the link, but specify =$E2:$E2000
Formula — =$D2>$E2
I hope I answered your question.
Hi Alexander
Thank you, changing the entire column to a specific range seems to have worked.
Is there a reason why this messed up the Conditional Formatting?
Hello!
If you select the entire column E for conditional formatting, then the format is applied to all cells starting with E1. The formatting rule should be written on the first cell of this range. You formatted cell E1 with the data in cell E2. Cell E2 was formatted based on the value of E3. Etc.
I applied the same conditional formatting formula to another Excel S/S with a larger data selection and Excel has filled extra cells that should not have been as were not greater than the formula cell. What else is not working as I now have the correct formula to put on the conditional formatting but this yields incorrect results?
I'm going insane, when i insert conditional formatting based on the value of another cell the formula works in some cells and not others for no reason I'm not sure why.
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Hello!
I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me. For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. Please specify what formula you used and what problem or error occurred.
It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you.
In my workbook I need to show that the date in column s is either equal to or 120 days before column c and if column s is more than 120 days before then I need it it to show up in red fill. It needs to start on the second row on in the spreadsheet. Can you help!
Hello!
Please check out the following article on our blog, it’ll be sure to help you with your task: How to conditionally format dates and time in Excel.
Hope this is what you need.
I have my specifications for a finished product where the top row has the minimum and the lower row the maximum.
Then I have actual values of each parameter that was observed on a daily basis when each batch was sampled and analysed.
Let me show an example below:
Date Product Parameter (%)
Moisture Protein
Specification Minimum 11.5 20
Maximum 12.5 24
02.12.2020 Broiler Starter 10 19
03.12.2020 Broiler starter 11.8 25
04.12.2020 Broiler Starter 12 20
04.12.2020 Broiler Starter 13 24.7
Please show me which formula I can use to highlight a red colour on an actual result that is below the minimum specification or above the maximum spec and green on a value that is greater or equal to the minimum or less or equal to the maximum specification.
Thank you.
Please help: value is any alphanumeric combination in Excel
If A & B have no values: display as Red
If A & B both have values: display as Red
If A only has value: display as Green
If B only has value: display as Grey
Needed for a 3D component!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance
Best regards
Hello!
Use formulas for conditional formatting:
=AND(ISBLANK(A1),ISBLANK(B1))
=AND(NOT(ISBLANK(A1)),NOT(ISBLANK(B1)))
=AND(NOT(ISBLANK(A1)),ISBLANK(B1))
=AND(NOT(ISBLANK(A1)),ISBLANK(B1))
I hope I answered your question.
thanks for your support..
above formula very help me to combined the formula with (if+ SUBSTITUTE)
below is the formula i have combined it
=IF($B$15="WH","P1-"&SUBSTITUTE(C15,"-","",1),IF($B$15="OY","OP-"&SUBSTITUTE(C15,"-","",1)))
thank you
Dear Mr. Alexander
have a good day!
Can you please help me more regarding the above formula.
below is the table i have, there is five(5) Colom as below & two(2) rows.
actually i have two(2) warehouses- which name is (P1 & OP )
I have assigned the formula which you help me.
if you can see the below table i have Colom "A" name is storage("WH"& "OP") .
what i want in my sheet once i enter in Colom "A" in first (1) Row- WH, so Colom "D" should be show as P1-F171 & Colom "E" should disappeared & once i enter in Row(2) as OP so Colom "E" with OP-F172 Should show and Colom D should disappeared.
we need to combind the formola i hope...i think.. please support..
i hope you have understand my question
A B C D E
Storage Location Qty WH-1 Open Yard
WH F-171 62 P1-F171 --
OP F-172 62 --- OP-F172
regards,
Hello!
If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:
=IF(A1="WH","P1-F171",IF(A1="OP","OP-F172","" ) )
I hope it’ll be helpful.
Hello Dear,
can anyone help me below my query?
actually i have my one excel file i jus give below small example ,
i have to Colum A&B …
once i enter any value in Colum A (like mention in Below "A" ) then Colum "B" Should change automatically with some action value, like i have mention in below.?
Example :- If i enter "Colum A" (C-030) "Colum B" should be change "P1-C030" (without - after C)
A B
C-030 P1-C030
B-129 P1-B129
Thanks, Regards,
Khan
Hello!
Please use the following formula:
="P1-"&SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","",1)
Replace "-" with nothing using the SUBSTITUTE function.
I hope it’ll be helpful.
Dear Alexander.
many thanks lot its working well.
i don't have words you to said...thanks you very much.
god bless..
br,
regards,
Hello
I want in Google Sheets if the value of a cell is less than the value of the last 24 hours(I use to import data from a website on this cell and this cell is variable), the color of the target cell should be red, and inverse if it was more, the color of the target cell should be green.
I do not know what its computational formula is!
Hello to all
i need this formula please
i have a table of data about the weather for my country citiesand each city in a sheet sorted by the date
and the last sheet i program it to be refresh and updated once i open the file and it contains all the cities (each city in one row)
now i need the formula which is easier 1-for EXample .... (D) is the date line so if the Date is the same between D10 in sheet 1 and D2 in the last sheet copy E1 from the last sheet to the sheet 1 in E10 .
2- check the date in sheet1 and date in the last sheet for rwo 2 if it is the same copy row 2 to sheet 1 in the last row or the first empty row which meen the last row.
Hello!
Unfortunately, without seeing your data it is difficult to give you any advice. If you need to conditionally fill in the value of cell E10 on Sheet1, then you can use the formula
=IF(Sheet1!D10=Sheet100!D2,Sheet100!E1,"")
If you need to replace an existing value in E10 with a new value, you need to use a VBA macro.
Your second question is not completely clear to me. If you explain in more detail, I will try to help.
I know there is a way to set up a code that will automatically add the color code in a column throughout my excel sheet. I just don't know how to do it. Can anyone help?
Example
Color Color Code
Grey TS21
Hello!
Custom colors can be added using the Format Cells - More colors - Custom menu. This can be done in conditional formatting when creating a condition.
I have two rows with benchmarks as below, wherein i need conditional formatting as Results for all categories that are 4% or more above in GREEN
results 4% or more below the applicable benchmarks are shaded yellow. I need to compare Row 2 with Row 1: for e.g.: 73% is 4% above benchmark of 69% and should be formatted in Green color.
Row1 : 73% 76% 63% 69% 87% 64%
Row2 : 69% 76% 71% 63% 83% 59%
Hello!
I hope you have studied the recommendations in the tutorial above. It contains answers to your question.
Try the following conditional formatting formula:
=(A1-A2)>=4%
Hi there
I'm trying to set rules within a column, to highlight specific cells in that column if they are greater than, equal to or less than the figure in the cell next to it. Can you help?
Any help would be appreciated.
FYI - I am only a basic excel user - apologies.
Hello!
Highlight the columns you want and use something like this conditional formatting formula:
=$A1>$B1
I hope it’ll be helpful.
On sheet 1I have data in columns A1 to A80 , B1 to B80 and D1 to D80. When I enter a value into columns, not all of them, C1 to C80 I would like the entire row to appear on sheet 2, is this possible?
Hello!
In cell A1 on sheet 2, enter the formula
=IF(Sheet1!C1<>"",Sheet1!A1,"")
Enter similar formulas in B1 and D1
Awesome!!!
Many thanks
Good day,
I must admit it is a gift to stumble on this article, but however my challenges was not addressed. I have a work sheet with just a single column. I need a formula that will highlight the row above the cell if the cell contains a specific text. For example if A2 contains "great" A1 should be highlighted. Thank you so much while i await your response.
Hello!
See how you can quickly shade the entire row based on a numeric or text value of a single cell in this article.
I have two column A&B Column A have given some number Like,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
and Column B have given some number like,1,3,5 according to Column B highlight
the Column using the conditional Formulae.
I need you pls sir,
Thanks&Regards
Niru Kumar
Hello!
I’m not sure I got you right since the description you provided is not entirely clear.
Explain the phrase "Column B have given some number like,1,3,5 according to Column B highlight".
Write an example of the source data and the result you want to get.