But sometimes the value will be entered as zero
Karen

"Tyro" wrote:

That's your problem. A blank cell is the same as 0 in conditional
formatting. Change the condition to greater than 0 and less equal 4.5.

Tyro

"Karen" wrote in message
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Thank you for responding. When you select a range of cells and open
conditional formatting and set the condition to "Cell Value is" -
"Between" -
I entered the minimum value as 0 and the maximum value as 4.5. Now before
I
even enter a numerical value in any one of those cells, that has
conditional
formatting applied, the background is green.
Hope this helps - Thanks, Karen

"Tyro" wrote:

You don't tell us how you're filling with green. Perhaps you've set the
conditional formatting to fill with green if nothing is entered.

Tyro

"Karen" wrote in message
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Using Excel 2003
I have a range of cells from A1 to A20 that has conditional formmating.
If
someone enters a number from zero to 4.5, the background turns green.
The
problem is, before someone even enters a number, the background is
green.
Why
is this? I don't want to confuse the data entry person. I have 2 other
conditions in those cells that turn the cells yellow and red when other
values are entered. How can I get rid of the green background?
Thank you, Karen