Few options.

1. If you only want 4, colour all the cells then add 3 alternate CFs.

2. There is a free beta add-in for multiple conditions (and more formats) at
http://xldynamic.com/source/xld.CFPlus.Download.html

3. You could use worksheet event code. Here is an example

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10"

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


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HTH

RP

"Conditional Formatting"
wrote in message ...
Conditional formatting in excel limits to three. Is there a way can create
more than three condions. please help

thanks in advance