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Default Conditional formatting comparing two columns

--Make sure your selection is Range F1:F10. Please note that the cell
reference F1
mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell
will have a white background even after selection..

--Copy paste the below formula
=AND(COUNT(F1,B1)=2,F1B1)

--Enter 1 in cell B1 and 2 in cell F1 (f1 should be highlighted)
--Enter 2 in cell B2 and 3 in cell F2 (f2 should be highlighted)
--Enter 2 in cell B3 and 1 in cell F3 (f3 will not be highlighted)

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Jacob Skaria


"Shelina" wrote:

Thanks for your help.

I am using 2007. I did as you suggested and random cells were highlighted,
non of them were examples of =F1B1. I tested =B1F1 and the resulting
highlighted cells were all the cells which were not highlighted in =F1B1. Do
you have any idea what might be happening there?
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Shelina


"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

1. Select the cell/Range (say F1:F10). Please note that the cell reference F1
mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell
will have a white background even after selection..
2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting
3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula
=F1B1

'To handle blank entries you can try the below formula
=AND(COUNT(F1,B1)=2,F1B1)

4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red)
5. Hit OK

PS: If you are using Excel 2007 Goto Home tabStylesConditional
FormattingManage rulesNew ruleUse a formula to determine which cells to
format

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Jacob Skaria


"Shelina" wrote:

Help! I need to create conditional formatting that highlights a cell, if the
value in column F is greater than the value in column B. How do I make that
work? Thanks!
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Shelina