Yes, using conditional formatting. Take a look at
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.CF.html#due

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Bob

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"hawkwood" wrote in message
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I have a column of cells with dates in, is it possible for the individual
cells to change colour once that date has passed, to highlight them to me?

any help greatfully received!