OK, put 06/10/05 in A1, assume that's the due date

select A1, in the menu click formatconditional formatting, from dropdown
select formula is
click in the formula box and type or copy and paste

=A1<TODAY()

click the format button, select patterns, select a red patter (something
that stands out) and click OK twice
now change the date in A1 to 05/31/05

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Peo Sjoblom

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"melarmor" wrote in message
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It didn't quite work ... Thank you for your help ... I'm sure its operator
error. Nothing changed after carefully following your very excellent
instructions.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Use formatconditional format and formula is

=TODAY()cell_with_due_date

select maybe a red background for past due date

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Peo Sjoblom

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"melarmor" wrote in message
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I'm creating a bill payment worksheet. Is there a way to cause past
due -
due dates to flag themselves in my worksheet and remind me that that
the
monthly due date has passed?