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How do I conditionally format a cell that whenever the cell Changes to Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep or Nov shades Blue and every other month in between
shades Green?
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Are your 3letter Months Text or Formatted dates?

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How do I conditionally format a cell that whenever the cell Changes to Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep or Nov shades Blue and every other month in between
shades Green?

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Yes, with CAP LOCKS on.

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Are your 3letter Months Text or Formatted dates?

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How do I conditionally format a cell that whenever the cell Changes to Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep or Nov shades Blue and every other month in between
shades Green?

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Default Shading cells whenever they change Months

3 letters ie JAN MAR MAY

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Yes, with CAP LOCKS on.

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Are your 3letter Months Text or Formatted dates?

"Loadmaster" wrote:

How do I conditionally format a cell that whenever the cell Changes to Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep or Nov shades Blue and every other month in between
shades Green?

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Default Shading cells whenever they change Months

Using C/F try FormulaIS and enter:
Condition 1:
=ISNUMBER(FIND(A1,"JANMARMAYJLYSEPNOV"))
your color of choice

Then ADD a second Condition and enter
Condition 2:
=NOT(ISNUMBER(FIND(A1,"JANMARMAYJLYSEPNOV")))
your color of choice..


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3 letters ie JAN MAR MAY

"Loadmaster" wrote:

Yes, with CAP LOCKS on.

"JMay" wrote:

Are your 3letter Months Text or Formatted dates?

"Loadmaster" wrote:

How do I conditionally format a cell that whenever the cell Changes to Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep or Nov shades Blue and every other month in between
shades Green?



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Thank-you very much it worked, I used JUL vice JLY LOL

"JMay" wrote:

Using C/F try FormulaIS and enter:
Condition 1:
=ISNUMBER(FIND(A1,"JANMARMAYJLYSEPNOV"))
your color of choice

Then ADD a second Condition and enter
Condition 2:
=NOT(ISNUMBER(FIND(A1,"JANMARMAYJLYSEPNOV")))
your color of choice..


"Loadmaster" wrote:

3 letters ie JAN MAR MAY

"Loadmaster" wrote:

Yes, with CAP LOCKS on.

"JMay" wrote:

Are your 3letter Months Text or Formatted dates?

"Loadmaster" wrote:

How do I conditionally format a cell that whenever the cell Changes to Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep or Nov shades Blue and every other month in between
shades Green?

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