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Col A is fill Green, cell format is general - Color disappear when text is
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Col B is fill Blue, cell format is currency - Color disappear when number is
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Select col A (A1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISTEXT(A1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Select col B (B1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISNUMBER(B1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Test it out
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Col A is fill Green, cell format is general - Color disappear when text is
enter
Col B is fill Blue, cell format is currency - Color disappear when number is
enter


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Thank You

what if the cell contain alphanumeric? What should type in the formula?
Please what

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Select col A (A1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISTEXT(A1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Select col B (B1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISNUMBER(B1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Test it out
--
Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"TSK" wrote:
Col A is fill Green, cell format is general - Color disappear when text is
enter
Col B is fill Blue, cell format is currency - Color disappear when number is
enter


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Sorry I had figure it out with alphanumeric.

Thank You Thank You

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Thank You

what if the cell contain alphanumeric? What should type in the formula?
Please what

"Max" wrote:

Select col A (A1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISTEXT(A1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Select col B (B1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISNUMBER(B1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Test it out
--
Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"TSK" wrote:
Col A is fill Green, cell format is general - Color disappear when text is
enter
Col B is fill Blue, cell format is currency - Color disappear when number is
enter


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Can someone base on Max advise tell how can it work with date input cos I
tried inserting the following command but it dun work. Thank You

Formula Is == ISDATE(A4)

"TSK" wrote:

Sorry I had figure it out with alphanumeric.

Thank You Thank You

"TSK" wrote:

Thank You

what if the cell contain alphanumeric? What should type in the formula?
Please what

"Max" wrote:

Select col A (A1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISTEXT(A1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Select col B (B1 active)
Click Format Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =ISNUMBER(B1)
Click Format Patterns tab select "No color"
OK out

Test it out
--
Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"TSK" wrote:
Col A is fill Green, cell format is general - Color disappear when text is
enter
Col B is fill Blue, cell format is currency - Color disappear when number is
enter



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See reply to your other post - have patience !!

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On May 7, 8:36*am, TSK wrote:
Can someone base on Max advise tell how can it work with date input cos I
tried inserting the following command but it dun work. Thank You

Formula Is == ISDATE(A4)

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Formula Is == ISDATE(A4)

As responsed in your new post ..
Think you could try this
Formula is: =LEFT(CELL("format",A1))="D"
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