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Default Multiple format single cell that has formula's

Formulas don't support this kind of formatting.

If you convert it to values, you can change the formatting the way you like.

Brad wrote:

Simple Example
in a1 =B1&", "&C1&", "&D1

B1 = Peter
C1 = Paul
D1 = Mary

in A1
Peter needs to be in Times New Roman 10 point - bold - red
Paul needs to be in Arial - underlined 12 point - blue
Mary needs to be 18 font italicizied - purple

My problem isn't quite this easy - but the concept is the same.

"JonR" wrote:

Are you trying to format the results a concatenate formula or something like
that? Interesting problem. I've not tried that before. It might help if I
knew what you were trying to format and the conditions you are trying to
satisfy.
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HTH

JonR


"Brad" wrote:

My question is this
I want the first word to be bold - second word to be italizied - third to be
underlined ,...

Conditional formatting will change the whole cell to be whatever you specify
- but will not change only a portion of the cell to be bold another portion
to be something different

If there are no formulas - one can change the text as I described above.
Was wondering if there was a way with formulas?

"JonR" wrote:

Try using conditional formatting. It will take up to three conditions and
will format according to the criteria you specify. You can add a fourth by
setting a default format that Excel will use if none of your other criteria
are met.
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HTH

JonR


"Brad" wrote:

Is there a way to have multiple formats in a single cell that has formula's?

What I'm doing specifically is attaching several strings together and it
would be great to be control the format in the cell.


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Dave Peterson