Use conditional formatting.
Look up 'Highlight cells that meet specific conditions' in the Answer
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"mooieblue" wrote in message
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i will have a colum that requires a yes(Y) or no (N) answer . every time i
i
write (Y) for eg in a cell i would like that cell to be blue, and red for
(N)
how do i do this . help would be much appreciated. thanks