No need for VBA. Try Format | Conditional Formatting
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"chris" wrote in message
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I am a new excel user. I will like to change the back ground of several
columns in a spreadsheet if the value of a cell falls below a certain
number.
Is this possible?
I think VBA might be the way to go but I only know how to do this in
access.
Please help...