..... Try to avoid using merged cells at all!

"Wendy7" wrote:

Sorry you are right, I meant columns C and D -

While I was trying to answer what the formula was - I found the issue....

I have two merged cells at the start of the report - and if I have the
formula at ($C1) then it pushes the format down 1 row from where it should
be. (If I have two merged cells and the equation starts at $C1 it pushes the
format down 2 rows from where it should be, etc...) However if I have 1
merged cell and I start the equation at $C2 then the format is where it
should be...

wow...

well thanks a lot for your time!

"bj" wrote:

normally rows are 1,2,3... and columns are A,B,C...
do you mean to columns C and D?

Whwn you have the cell which does highlight selected, what does the
conditional format "equation is" say?

"Wendy7" wrote:

Row C has a range of text values with corresponding dollar amounts in Row D.

I would like to change the color of the text in row C and D if the text in
Row C = "abc"

I have used =$C1="abc" and =$C$1="abc"
and it hasn't worked yet.

I've also tried this if statement
=IF($C1="abc",1,0) and it colors the text two rows below the row containing
text 'abc'.

Any help????