Thankyou for the suggestions, I will try certainly try them.
I have been playing alittle more today and am trying this method.

b3=if((b20/4)=15,"GOAL"," ")
b4=if((b20/4)=14,....)
b5=if((b20/4)=13.......)
b20=hours scheduled, goal is 1 unit every 4 hours, b20 will always be
divisable by 4.

I do have another question related to this new method though, can I use auto
fill to move down the column without the b20 reference not increasing.

Then set CF to look for the word goal.

Thank you again,
IAn


"LenB" wrote:

Hi. You can use the format painter to copy conditional formats. Cell
refs will change if you don't use the $. Just do one CF formula and
format paint it into the others. Same as copy, then paste special --
formats. Will this work for you?

Len

Ian D. Weatherall wrote:
Hi Folks,
I have a workbook with a list of associates and the hours they are to work
in a week.
I have a second workbook with the associates listed acrose the bottom
(b.....t), cells a4....a18 are numbered 15....1, which leaves me with a grid.
I would like to change a cell colour or have the word goal appear above each
associate depending on hours work.
Example:
Associate_1 is working 40 hours their goal would be to achieve 10 units,
therefore the #10 cell turns green. I can complete the conditional formatting
formula to make this happen and it does work, but unless I am wrong I have to
change the cell references for each cell, a cell at a time there for with 40
associates I have 600 cells to apply conditional formatting to.
Any thoughts on how I can make this easy?
I hope I have explained things clearly enough, the autofill function wont
change the cell references for me.
Thank you in advance,
Ian