One way via conditional formatting
Assume the 3 letter codes a ABC, DEF, GHI
Press CTRL+A (Selects the entire sheet)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
and set for Conditions 1 to 3, the "Formula Is:"
=ISNUMBER(FIND("ABC",A1))
=ISNUMBER(FIND("DEF",A1))
=ISNUMBER(FIND("GHI",A1))
Format to taste the fill color for each of the 3 conditions, OK out
Note: Replace FIND with SEARCH in the cond format formulas above
if case sensitivity for the 3 letter codes is not important
(FIND is case sensitive)
Adapt to suit ..
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"jdiedrick" wrote
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I have 3 letter codes that I would like to color code so that whenever I
type those 3 letter codes anywhere in the spread sheet the cell changes
to the color assigned to that specific code. How do I set this up?
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