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Conditional format won't copy
Greetings all:
I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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Conditional format won't copy
Try to rearrange this the conditonal format you are using:
1st f8 is equal to 0 it will shade "no color" 2nd f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" I have tried using a third condition of: it works with a logical arrangement. "MarkT" wrote: Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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Conditional format won't copy
I have tried that suggestion but I still have the same problem. I have had
all three different arguements in various order with the same results. Thanks, "driller" wrote: Try to rearrange this the conditonal format you are using: 1st f8 is equal to 0 it will shade "no color" 2nd f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" I have tried using a third condition of: it works with a logical arrangement. "MarkT" wrote: Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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Conditional format won't copy
got your clear point...some mystery for that but let s not quit...
try this...on your cell F8...cond formatting 1st formula is = f8=0 to shade "no color" 2nd cell value is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd cell value is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" "MarkT" wrote: I have tried that suggestion but I still have the same problem. I have had all three different arguements in various order with the same results. Thanks, "driller" wrote: Try to rearrange this the conditonal format you are using: 1st f8 is equal to 0 it will shade "no color" 2nd f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" I have tried using a third condition of: it works with a logical arrangement. "MarkT" wrote: Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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It's not the order of conditions that's wrong - it's just a simple tweak to the formulae that are required.
You have in column F: =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) So E8-C8 will only be zero for a date that also has a time of 00:00:00 - and I imagine your dates probably have times in them? Or the values, being divided, are leaving remainders? If so, anything that 'looks' like zero will probably be some real number between 0 and 1. Therefore I would suggest you EITHER change the column F formula to: =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",INT(E8-C8)) or Change your conditions to: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than equal to 1 it will shade the cell green Just one thing though - doesn't a value of "" in Column F give you a red shading? I would expect it to, as "" is less than 0. Therefore to be sure I would also change the first condition to: If =AND(f8 is less than 0,f8 less than greater than "") it will shade the cell red BizMark |
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Conditional format won't copy
Nope, sorry, same darn thing.
I think it might have something to do with the 'Isblank', I'm not sure.... "driller" wrote: got your clear point...some mystery for that but let s not quit... try this...on your cell F8...cond formatting 1st formula is = f8=0 to shade "no color" 2nd cell value is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd cell value is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" "MarkT" wrote: I have tried that suggestion but I still have the same problem. I have had all three different arguements in various order with the same results. Thanks, "driller" wrote: Try to rearrange this the conditonal format you are using: 1st f8 is equal to 0 it will shade "no color" 2nd f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" I have tried using a third condition of: it works with a logical arrangement. "MarkT" wrote: Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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Conditional format won't copy
Im suppose to say the same-sorry-coz my excel 2003 here works fine...with
such conditional formatting...maybe u need to detect-repair your excel there...good luck "MarkT" wrote: Nope, sorry, same darn thing. I think it might have something to do with the 'Isblank', I'm not sure.... "driller" wrote: got your clear point...some mystery for that but let s not quit... try this...on your cell F8...cond formatting 1st formula is = f8=0 to shade "no color" 2nd cell value is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd cell value is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" "MarkT" wrote: I have tried that suggestion but I still have the same problem. I have had all three different arguements in various order with the same results. Thanks, "driller" wrote: Try to rearrange this the conditonal format you are using: 1st f8 is equal to 0 it will shade "no color" 2nd f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell "red" 3rd f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell "green" I have tried using a third condition of: it works with a logical arrangement. "MarkT" wrote: Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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Conditional format won't copy
Hi Mark
Maybe because of the way that binary representations of numbers are held, your Zero values are not truly zero but 0.0000000000565 or some such value. As such, they will shade green according to the test. If you made the test for green greater than 1, then any value from say 0.0000000001 through 0.9999999999 will remain uncoloured. -- Regards Roger Govier "MarkT" wrote in message ... Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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Conditional format won't copy
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"Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Mark Maybe because of the way that binary representations of numbers are held, your Zero values are not truly zero but 0.0000000000565 or some such value. As such, they will shade green according to the test. If you made the test for green greater than 1, then any value from say 0.0000000001 through 0.9999999999 will remain uncoloured. -- Regards Roger Govier "MarkT" wrote in message ... Greetings all: I am running XP Pro/Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet that I created to track my copy count for a copier on a maintenance agreement so that I know how I am doing and to avoid those expensive over contracted amount pay per page costs (cool, I know). In any event, I have a colum that has a conditional format which will shade the cell red if I am over my current allotment, and shade the cell green if I am under. Simple enough, however I don't want any shading if the cell is blank. I have some fixed data in these cells: B3 is my contracted copy amount B7 is my starting copy count A7 is my starting agreement date I Have the following columns A Current Date B Current Machine Count C Count to date formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(B8-$B$7)) D Day of Contract formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(A8-$A$7)) E Scheduled Count formula =IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(($B$3/365)*D8)) F Over/Under Column formula=IF(ISBLANK(B8),"",(E8-C8)) It is this column F where I have the conditional format to shade it red or green depending on if my current count is over or under my scheduled count. The way it currently is working is that no number will print, but it will shade the cell green. I assume it might have something to do with the fact that I am using ISBLANK in the formula, but I really don't want to have to copy and drag the conditonal format down each time I update the next line of the worksheet with new data. The conditonal format I am using is: If f8 is less than 0 it will shade the cell red If f8 is greater than 0 it will shade the cell green I have tried using a third condition of: If f8 is 0 then no shading, but this will not work. I always get a green fill. Anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the lenght, but I feel more info is better than less! Mark |
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