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Hello!

I'm trying to create conditional formatting based on if a certain cell
is empty or not. Specifically, I'm looking to see if my row has a date
entered in column E or if it's blank.

How do I check that in my CF formula?


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You can use

=A1<""

or because a date is a number to excel

=ISNUMBER(A1)


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Try =IF(ISBLANK(A1)),...followed by the resto of your formula. Let us know
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Hello!

I'm trying to create conditional formatting based on if a certain cell
is empty or not. Specifically, I'm looking to see if my row has a date
entered in column E or if it's blank.

How do I check that in my CF formula?


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Formula is: =E1=0

or

Formula is: =E1<0

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Hello!

I'm trying to create conditional formatting based on if a certain cell
is empty or not. Specifically, I'm looking to see if my row has a date
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How do I check that in my CF formula?


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Got it to work using the $E1 = 0 suggestion.
Thanks guys!!!
Much appreciated!


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