Suppose you want to change the fill color of all cells whose date is equal to
the date in cell C1. Suppose all those dates are in the range A1:A100

To conditionally format your cell(s):

In 2003:
1. Select the cells you want to format, A1:A100 in this example
2. Choose Format, Conditional Formatting
3. Choose Formula is from the first drop down
4. In the second box enter the formula:
=A1=$C$1
5. Click the Format button
6. Choose a color on the Patterns tab (or any available option)
7. Click OK twice.

In 2007:
1. Highlight all the cells on the rows you want formatted
2. Choose Home, Conditional Formatting, New Rule
3. Choose Use a formula to determine which cell to format
4. In the Format values where this formula is true enter the following
formula:
=A1=$C$1
5. Click the Format button and choose a format.
6. Click OK twice
--
If this helps, please click the Yes button.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"brivera" wrote:

what would a formula look like that compares differnt dates (different cells)
to one specific date, please?