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Custom Format Question
Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a
specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! |
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I will assume the first row is 2 and the "word" is in column F
Use the mouse to select all the rows (do this by dragging over the row numbers at the far left) Use Format | Conditional Formatting and specify: Formula Is: =$F2="word" (the $ is important!) ; then click the Format button and use either a red font or a red pattern as required best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Telobamipada" wrote in message ... Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! |
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Not Custom format, but you can use conditional formatting.
Select the row (say row 1). Choose Format/Conditional Formatting... Change the dropdown/inputboxes to read CF1: Formula is =COUNTIF($A1,"*certainword*") Format1: <patterns/<red In article , Telobamipada wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! |
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Go to Format Conditional formatting...
There you can select the option "Cell Value Is", then "Equal to", and there you write the text that must be typed in order to turn it red, click the button "Format" and there select the color you need on the "Patterns" tab "Telobamipada" wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! |
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Conditional Formatting. Select entire row, then format, conditional
formatting, use Formula is. Telobamipada wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! |
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one more for conditional formatting!
"Telobamipada" wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! |
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Thank you all for your responses! Very helpful. Bernard's worked great for a
specific word but I used the solution provided by JE since it worked where the cell 'contains' the word. Can I make this formula look atb multiple columns? Say for instance check column E and if the word is found there fill with red, check column F and if found there fill with Yellow, Check column G and if found there fill with Green? -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! "JE McGimpsey" wrote: Not Custom format, but you can use conditional formatting. Select the row (say row 1). Choose Format/Conditional Formatting... Change the dropdown/inputboxes to read CF1: Formula is =COUNTIF($A1,"*certainword*") Format1: <patterns/<red In article , Telobamipada wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! |
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Add a second and third condition in the Format/Conditional formatting...
dialog In article , Telobamipada wrote: Thank you all for your responses! Very helpful. Bernard's worked great for a specific word but I used the solution provided by JE since it worked where the cell 'contains' the word. Can I make this formula look atb multiple columns? Say for instance check column E and if the word is found there fill with red, check column F and if found there fill with Yellow, Check column G and if found there fill with Green? |
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I found that I can check up to 3 columns using the conditional format,
obviously wasn't thinking. My original thought was trying to set a custom format as opposed to the conditional format. I have seen custom formats which can set a fill color of a cell based on the value of another cell. Perhaps there is a way to accomplish this using a custom format which could extend beyond 3 checks? -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! "Telobamipada" wrote: Thank you all for your responses! Very helpful. Bernard's worked great for a specific word but I used the solution provided by JE since it worked where the cell 'contains' the word. Can I make this formula look atb multiple columns? Say for instance check column E and if the word is found there fill with red, check column F and if found there fill with Yellow, Check column G and if found there fill with Green? -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! "JE McGimpsey" wrote: Not Custom format, but you can use conditional formatting. Select the row (say row 1). Choose Format/Conditional Formatting... Change the dropdown/inputboxes to read CF1: Formula is =COUNTIF($A1,"*certainword*") Format1: <patterns/<red In article , Telobamipada wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! |
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Please fix your tag line.
If you're reading it in english, thank a Veteran! I found that I can check up to 3 columns using the conditional format, obviously wasn't thinking. My original thought was trying to set a custom format as opposed to the conditional format. I have seen custom formats which can set a fill color of a cell based on the value of another cell. Perhaps there is a way to accomplish this using a custom format which could extend beyond 3 checks? -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! "Telobamipada" wrote: Thank you all for your responses! Very helpful. Bernard's worked great for a specific word but I used the solution provided by JE since it worked where the cell 'contains' the word. Can I make this formula look atb multiple columns? Say for instance check column E and if the word is found there fill with red, check column F and if found there fill with Yellow, Check column G and if found there fill with Green? -- If you can read this, thank a Teacher... If your reading it in english, thank a Veteran! "JE McGimpsey" wrote: Not Custom format, but you can use conditional formatting. Select the row (say row 1). Choose Format/Conditional Formatting... Change the dropdown/inputboxes to read CF1: Formula is =COUNTIF($A1,"*certainword*") Format1: <patterns/<red In article , Telobamipada wrote: Is it possible for me to custom format an entire row to turn red (Fill) if a specific cell in that row 'contains' a certain word? Thanks for any help! |
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There is no custom format to change the background color of a cell based on any
condition. CF is it...........if you need more than the 3 you can use VBA, Excel 2007 or Bob Phillips' CFPlus add-in which allows up to 30 conditions. http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.....Download.html Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:08:01 -0700, Telobamipada wrote: I found that I can check up to 3 columns using the conditional format, obviously wasn't thinking. My original thought was trying to set a custom format as opposed to the conditional format. I have seen custom formats which can set a fill color of a cell based on the value of another cell. Perhaps there is a way to accomplish this using a custom format which could extend beyond 3 checks? |
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No, you haven't. XL doesn't have that capability.
You CAN use Custom Format to change the FONT color based on the numeric value of the cell, but not the fill color. In article , Telobamipada wrote: I have seen custom formats which can set a fill color of a cell based on the value of another cell. |
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