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conditional formatting one cell based on content of another cell
Is there a way to make the text in one cell change color based on the value
of another cell. i.e. I would like the column heading to turn red if the value at the bottom of the column is below a certain number. I tried to use cond. formatting but it seems to only work on the cell itself (i.e. the value will turn red, but no other cell). Is there a way to do this? Thanks! Excel 2003 SP2 |
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conditional formatting one cell based on content of another cell
formatconditionalformatselecect the formula is in left window
=$G$33 & format as desired. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Chris Adolph" wrote in message ... Is there a way to make the text in one cell change color based on the value of another cell. i.e. I would like the column heading to turn red if the value at the bottom of the column is below a certain number. I tried to use cond. formatting but it seems to only work on the cell itself (i.e. the value will turn red, but no other cell). Is there a way to do this? Thanks! Excel 2003 SP2 |
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conditional formatting one cell based on content of another cell
Chris,
Debra Dalgleish has a lot of good stuff on conditional formatting, including based on another cell. www.contextures.com. I'll add this. Everyone seems to neglect it. When you use a formula in conditional formatting, it applies to the active (white) cell of your selection. If you're dragging to select more than one cell, it's possible that it won't be the first cell, depending on the direction you drag. The formula gets copied into the other cells, and the cell references are changed (unless absolute) as with copying any cell. So it matters. -- Earl Kiosterud www.smokeylake.com Note: Some folks prefer bottom-posting. But if you bottom-post to a reply that's already top-posted, the thread gets messy. When in Rome... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Chris Adolph" wrote in message ... Is there a way to make the text in one cell change color based on the value of another cell. i.e. I would like the column heading to turn red if the value at the bottom of the column is below a certain number. I tried to use cond. formatting but it seems to only work on the cell itself (i.e. the value will turn red, but no other cell). Is there a way to do this? Thanks! Excel 2003 SP2 |
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conditional formatting one cell based on content of another cell
Your question was answered on the basis on one cell because
that is how you asked the question. But normally you want to color the cells in the entire column based on the value in another cell in the same row. So you would more likely have a formula with the $ in front of only the column and not the row. You selection determines which cells will be colored and the formula you enter in C.F. would apply as if entered into the active cell -- all cells tested are tested with formulas relative to their location relative to the active cell. So a formula like =$G33 with A3 or any other cell on row 3 selected would be using the same formula for ALL selected cells on row 3. Conditional Formatting http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/condfmt.htm -- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... formatconditionalformatselecect the formula is in left window =$G$33 & format as desired. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Chris Adolph" wrote in message ... Is there a way to make the text in one cell change color based on the value of another cell. i.e. I would like the column heading to turn red if the value at the bottom of the column is below a certain number. I tried to use cond. formatting but it seems to only work on the cell itself (i.e. the value will turn red, but no other cell). Is there a way to do this? Thanks! Excel 2003 SP2 |
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