Susan probably intended
=$A1<"" instead of =$A1=""
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David Biddulph

"Susan" wrote in message
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Try this:

In Cell A1
Format-Conditional Formatting
Formula is: =$A1=""
Change your Pattern to whatever you like.

Once the cell contains ANYTHING, it should change to your condition.

"Chris Mather" wrote:

I Would like to setup some conditional cells to display a single color if
any
text is entered in the cell. How can I setup the conditional formatting
for
this?

Excel 2000