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How can I multiply the number of blank cells in a row by 5 using conditional formatting?
Solved by A. J. in 14 mins
I need a conditional formatting with a formula between 2 dates. If A1 contains the date July 8, 2018 & A2 contains the value of A1-7 (date) - how do I apply this to a conditional format to have A2 turn red if true
Solved by B. S. in 23 mins
I have =NOW() in A2, and deadline dates in Column K What I am looking for is the correct conditional formatting excel dates, to give me a 1. yellow highlight when within 7 days 2. red when the deadline has passed
Solved by D. D. in 11 mins
i made a conditional formatting rule for one cell to change color if the value entered is the same as another cell. all cells where the origional cell is 0, the other cell has already changed color. how do I fix it?
Solved by D. B. in 22 mins
I need a formula for conditional formatting a cell based on a percentage of another cell, This is for a project Timeline Manager chart so would like the formula to auto copy when adding new projects. C1 = blank H3 = percentage data bar 0-100% I would like: C1 to input "Not Started" if Percentage of H3 is 0% C1 to input "In Progress" if percentage of H3 is between 1-99% C1 to input "complete" if percentage of H3 is 100%
Solved by I. J. in 21 mins
I have data importing from a program, and I want to use the Conditional Formatting Tool to set up a rule to highlight any given values that do not fit the requirements. I was wondering if there's a way to set up an excel page that has these rules set up, so when the data is imported, it automatically will be highlighted if the rule is commanded. I only have been able to import data onto another sheet, and had to set the rules up after the data is imported.
Solved by C. B. in 30 mins
just trying to use ms excel conditional formatting to compare items listed in column F to items listed in column G (1 for 1) to highlight/find the ones that that are duplicate. For example, I just want to know if F2 and G2 are a match, NOT if F2 has ANY matches in the entire column of G...
Solved by F. Y. in 12 mins
I need help with conditional formatting excel. I would like to highlight cells based on a "yes/no" value rather than numeric digits.
Solved by V. J. in 11 mins
For some reason i'm having a mind blank about how to extend conditional formatting rules further down the sheet. I have all the rules I need applied to the top cell, but now I need all the cells in column c to have the same rule, but corresponding to column b cells without retyping the rules for each individual cell. For example, cell C2 should turn red if < than cell B2. I now need cells C3 thru C38 to turn red if < than cells B3 thru B38. Not sure if that makes sense!
Solved by I. J. in 16 mins
Hi, I am using Conditional Formatting in Excel. I am trying to compare text in one excel column to text in another column, but the text in the one of the columns is included within other text. So, for example, a cell in column A includes the phrase: "I use Excel everyday" and a cell in column B includes the phrase "use Excel". I am trying to figure out whether the phrase "use Excel" in column B appears in column A, even though it is included within other text. My entire spreadsheet is like this. Column B is a fragment of text in Column A. If I click on Conditional Formatting, New Rule, Format Only Cells That Contain, Specific Text...
Solved by O. Q. in 14 mins