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Default Changing background color based on different cell


djarcadian wrote:
I want the background color of cell A1 to change dependant upon whether
anything has been entered into cell B1. How would I go about doing
this? Thanks in advance! :)


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Select the cell A1 then Select: FORMAT...CONDITIONAL
FORMATTING...Select "Formula Is" from the dropdown to the left and
enter the following formula in the entry area to the right:
=$B$1<""
Now depress the FORMAT button and choose the background color of your
choice and you should be set.