Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah

Here is some VBA code (courtesy of Bob Phillips) which will
allow you to code more than 3 conditions:


'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" '<=== change to suit


On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If


ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


HTH



"Sarah" wrote:

Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah

Example.


'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" '<=== change to suit

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Sarah" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the
user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a
specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah

That worked great, but once I import the Excel worksheet into MS Access and
then export it back out to my Excel template with the code you supplied, I
don't get the colors in the cell unless I go into each cell and hit enter.
How can they automatically show the color with out me having to do this?

Thanks,

Sarah

"Toppers" wrote:



Here is some VBA code (courtesy of Bob Phillips) which will
allow you to code more than 3 conditions:


'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" '<=== change to suit


On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If


ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


HTH



"Sarah" wrote:

Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah

The code (worksheet event) does NOT work if you copy/paste (import) data: it
only works if the data is entered manually. Hence it works when you hit enter
as this triggers the worksheet event code.

The only option I can think of is to write code which will loop through ALL
cells in your range and set the conditional format.

"Sarah" wrote:

That worked great, but once I import the Excel worksheet into MS Access and
then export it back out to my Excel template with the code you supplied, I
don't get the colors in the cell unless I go into each cell and hit enter.
How can they automatically show the color with out me having to do this?

Thanks,

Sarah

"Toppers" wrote:



Here is some VBA code (courtesy of Bob Phillips) which will
allow you to code more than 3 conditions:


'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" '<=== change to suit


On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If


ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


HTH



"Sarah" wrote:

Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah

Thank you. I tried that and it worked. You're good!

"Toppers" wrote:

The code (worksheet event) does NOT work if you copy/paste (import) data: it
only works if the data is entered manually. Hence it works when you hit enter
as this triggers the worksheet event code.

The only option I can think of is to write code which will loop through ALL
cells in your range and set the conditional format.

"Sarah" wrote:

That worked great, but once I import the Excel worksheet into MS Access and
then export it back out to my Excel template with the code you supplied, I
don't get the colors in the cell unless I go into each cell and hit enter.
How can they automatically show the color with out me having to do this?

Thanks,

Sarah

"Toppers" wrote:



Here is some VBA code (courtesy of Bob Phillips) which will
allow you to code more than 3 conditions:


'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" '<=== change to suit


On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If


ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


HTH



"Sarah" wrote:

Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah

Pleased to know it provided a satisfactory solution. Thank you for the
feedback.

"Sarah" wrote:

Thank you. I tried that and it worked. You're good!

"Toppers" wrote:

The code (worksheet event) does NOT work if you copy/paste (import) data: it
only works if the data is entered manually. Hence it works when you hit enter
as this triggers the worksheet event code.

The only option I can think of is to write code which will loop through ALL
cells in your range and set the conditional format.

"Sarah" wrote:

That worked great, but once I import the Excel worksheet into MS Access and
then export it back out to my Excel template with the code you supplied, I
don't get the colors in the cell unless I go into each cell and hit enter.
How can they automatically show the color with out me having to do this?

Thanks,

Sarah

"Toppers" wrote:



Here is some VBA code (courtesy of Bob Phillips) which will
allow you to code more than 3 conditions:


'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" '<=== change to suit


On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If


ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


HTH



"Sarah" wrote:

Does anyone know how to set more than 3 conditional formats? I want the user
to be able to type in a number and date in a cell like so:

1 04/05/07

and based on the number in the left most position, shade the cell a specific
color. I would have up to 7 different color shades.

Thanks,

Sarah