1. Select the Column B
2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting
3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula
=FIND(D1,B1)
4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red)
5. Hit OK

If this post helps click Yes
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Jacob Skaria


"narp" wrote:

How can I create a function that will highlight a cell in Column B if the
cell info contains the info in Column D? Info in Column D is not always
aligned with info in Column B.

A B C D
06/17/09 OR123 1.00 123
07/01/09 EC458 2.00 528
07/01/09 OR528 15.00 924
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narp