Hi
below a repost
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Hi
conditional format only accepts 3 conditions though you have a fourth
if you include the default format.

If you only want to apply different FONT colors based on NUMBERS, you
can define up to 6 different styles. See:
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/conditional6.html
for instructions how to do it

For everything else you'll need VBA code (e.g. process the
worksheet_change event and apply your format based on the cell values).
The following will color the entry in cell A1:A100 based on its value:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Cells.Count 1 Then Exit Sub
If Intersect(Target, Me.Range("A1:A100")) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
On Error GoTo CleanUp
Application.EnableEvents = False
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case "Red": .Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Case "Blue": .Interior.ColorIndex = 10
'etc.
End Select
End With
CleanUp:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany


Steve wrote:
hi all,

new to VBA - any help greatly appreciated
I have searched high and low, possibly not asking the right questions
however

each cell in my range (D3:AH17) has a Data Validation drop down box.
The dropdown is the same in every cell and contains seven values, SL,
RL, RDO, TD, PH, SPL, SL (refering to types of leave etc)

I need to conditional format the cell (change the interior colour)
depending on what the user selects from the dropdown, or leave the
interior colour as default if the cell remains empty. I have more
than 3 criteria and hence need some VBA code...

Im guessing a ThisWorkbook Change event? but im only guessing!! can
someone help me out?

regards
steve