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Is there any way to format a column so that if any info is entered into a
cell then its highlighted but if there is no info then nothing happens

ex. (INFO BLAH BLAH) would be black text w gold background
(blank) would be black text w no background
(NEW INFO BLAH) would be black text w gold background

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Select the cell you want this to happen to (eg A1) then Format |
Conditional Formatting. In the panel that pops up select "Formula Is"
rather than Cell Value Is, and in the next panel enter:

=NOT(ISBLANK(A1))

then click on the Format button and the Patterns tab and select the
background colour that you want (Gold), then OK your way out of it.
You can then use the Format Painter icon to apply the format to other
cells.

Another approach is to apply the background colour to the cell
normally, then select Conditional Formatting but this time use the
formula:

=ISBLANK(A1)

and select a white background and OK twice. Conditional Formatting
takes precedent over the normal formatting of a cell, so if the cell
is empty it will appear white.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Sep 24, 7:12 pm, markythesk8erboi
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Is there any way to format a column so that if any info is entered into a
cell then its highlighted but if there is no info then nothing happens

ex. (INFO BLAH BLAH) would be black text w gold background
(blank) would be black text w no background
(NEW INFO BLAH) would be black text w gold background



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Thank you so much youve saved me from my headache!!!!
Youre awesome!!!!

"Pete_UK" wrote:

Select the cell you want this to happen to (eg A1) then Format |
Conditional Formatting. In the panel that pops up select "Formula Is"
rather than Cell Value Is, and in the next panel enter:

=NOT(ISBLANK(A1))

then click on the Format button and the Patterns tab and select the
background colour that you want (Gold), then OK your way out of it.
You can then use the Format Painter icon to apply the format to other
cells.

Another approach is to apply the background colour to the cell
normally, then select Conditional Formatting but this time use the
formula:

=ISBLANK(A1)

and select a white background and OK twice. Conditional Formatting
takes precedent over the normal formatting of a cell, so if the cell
is empty it will appear white.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Sep 24, 7:12 pm, markythesk8erboi
wrote:
Is there any way to format a column so that if any info is entered into a
cell then its highlighted but if there is no info then nothing happens

ex. (INFO BLAH BLAH) would be black text w gold background
(blank) would be black text w no background
(NEW INFO BLAH) would be black text w gold background




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Thanks for feeding back. I also replied to your email with the follow-
up question, but please follow up to the newsgroups so all can
benefit.

Pete

On Sep 24, 8:08 pm, markythesk8erboi
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Thank you so much youve saved me from my headache!!!!
Youre awesome!!!!



"Pete_UK" wrote:
Select the cell you want this to happen to (eg A1) then Format |
Conditional Formatting. In the panel that pops up select "Formula Is"
rather than Cell Value Is, and in the next panel enter:


=NOT(ISBLANK(A1))


then click on the Format button and the Patterns tab and select the
background colour that you want (Gold), then OK your way out of it.
You can then use the Format Painter icon to apply the format to other
cells.


Another approach is to apply the background colour to the cell
normally, then select Conditional Formatting but this time use the
formula:


=ISBLANK(A1)


and select a white background and OK twice. Conditional Formatting
takes precedent over the normal formatting of a cell, so if the cell
is empty it will appear white.


Hope this helps.


Pete


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Is there any way to format a column so that if any info is entered into a
cell then its highlighted but if there is no info then nothing happens


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(blank) would be black text w no background
(NEW INFO BLAH) would be black text w gold background- Hide quoted text -


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