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Default Conditional Formating question

Hi,

First a slight variation on Valko's suggestion:

1. Select all the cells starting in A2:D100
2. Choose Format, Conditional Formatting
3. Pick Formula is from the first drop down and enter the formula
=$A2<$A3
4. Click Format and choose the Borders tab
5. Pick a Style and a Color
6. Click the Bottom border button, bottom left side. Click OK twice.

In 2007:
1. Select the range as above
2. Choose Home, Conditional Formatting, New Rule
3. Choose Use a formula to determine which cells to format
4. In the Format values where this formula is true enter
=$A2<$A3
5. Click Format, and on the Border tab choose a Style and Color
6. Click the Bottom border button, and then OK twice.

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Thanks,
Shane Devenshire


" wrote:

I have a spread sheet logging production on 3 shifts. I need to
automatically draw a line in the sheet every time the shift changes
like this

A B C D
Shift Part No Qty shift total
0
a ive 0533 23
a ive 9080 45
a ive 4838 13 81
b ive 4838 45
b ive 9937 23 68
c ive 9937 47
c ive 9937 23
c rvi 1715 23
c rvi 1715 25 118
a rvi 1715 13
a rvi 1715 15 28
b rvi 0444 35
b ive 7661 23
b ive 7661 14 72

A line under all 4 columns everytime the entry in col A differs from
the previous one i.e. when the shift changes

Thanks
Martin