=IF(Abs(sheeta!B2-sheetb!B2)=1%,"1% variance exists","ok")

Select the cell and do format=Conditional Formatting

select cell value is equal to and in the box put "1% variance exists"
with no double quotes.

Select the format button and under patterns, select red.

OK out.

Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Tom Woolman" wrote in message
om...
Hello. I am trying to do a simple color-coded exception report in
Excel and can't find any decent documentation on cell formulas (the
online help in Excel 2000 is kind of arcane).

I am trying to compare a cell value on two different sheets. If there
is a variance = 1% across the two cells, then I want to say "= 1%
variance exists, AND I want to change the cell color to red.

So far, here's the formula I am using. I don't think I am doing the
variance calculation correctly, and I can't figure out how to change
the cell color after I change the cell text to "1% variance exists".

=IF(sheeta!B2-sheetb!B2=ABS(1%),"1% variance exists","ok")




Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.



Tom
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