A formula can only return a result, not a format.

If that red background is the result of conditional formatting,
however, you can apply the same CF rules to the destination cell to
get the same effect.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Aug 18, 10:42*am, Darren wrote:
A1 contains 5 with red background.
If I type in another cell, "=A1" then how can I force the new cell to show
the 5 in red background?