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Default Trouble w/ conditional formatting and dates

Put this in E1
=IF(TODAY()<=(D1-3), "CALL CLIENT!","")

then use this in FORMULA IS for conditional formatting for cell E1
=TODAY()<=(D1-3)

You can then paint this on other cells in Col E

If you want to compare all cells in E with D1 then change D1 to $D$1...

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"Studebaker" wrote:

Hello,

I'm having trouble with a formula in conditional formatting.

Column D has an expiration date (date a pledge expires) and Column E will be
blank, but Column E will be where I want my conditional formatting. I want
Column E to say in bold, red letters, CALL CLIENT!, when today's date is less
than or equal to 3 days before the expiration date in Column D.

The conditional formula I had in Column E was FORMULA IS:
=IF((TODAY()<=$D$1)-3, "CALL CLIENT!") and then I had it format the font to
be bold, red if statement is true. This doesn't work. Can someone help?

Thank you very much!
Studebaker