I've worked out how to format a row based on one cell in the row but when I
try to copy that formula to my entire column every row's color is conditional
to the value of the first cell, not to the cell for each respective row.

(Same question as SlyGuy2183, but I could not see where he had received a
satsifactory answer. My question is the same).

I have no absolute references, i.e., no "$"s in my formula). Formula is
"cell value (in N3) =K2, color it blue". When I extend that conditional
formula to cell N3, it still refers to cell K2 instead of to cell K3.

'Suggestions?

DOUG

Doug,

Select N2, then use Format / Conditional Formatting Cell Value is Greater than or equal to
=K2


HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
I've worked out how to format a row based on one cell in the row but when I
try to copy that formula to my entire column every row's color is conditional
to the value of the first cell, not to the cell for each respective row.

(Same question as SlyGuy2183, but I could not see where he had received a
satsifactory answer. My question is the same).

I have no absolute references, i.e., no "$"s in my formula). Formula is
"cell value (in N3) =K2, color it blue". When I extend that conditional
formula to cell N3, it still refers to cell K2 instead of to cell K3.

'Suggestions?

DOUG

Bernie: I can change the cell references one-by-one, but that is too labor
intensive. Is there not a way to adjust the formula automatically? I
thought Paste SpecialFormulas would do so, but it maintains the original
cell reference in the conditional formatting formula, without any adjustments
as to the row.

DOUG

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Doug,

Select N2, then use Format / Conditional Formatting Cell Value is Greater than or equal to
=K2


HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
I've worked out how to format a row based on one cell in the row but when I
try to copy that formula to my entire column every row's color is conditional
to the value of the first cell, not to the cell for each respective row.

(Same question as SlyGuy2183, but I could not see where he had received a
satsifactory answer. My question is the same).

I have no absolute references, i.e., no "$"s in my formula). Formula is
"cell value (in N3) =K2, color it blue". When I extend that conditional
formula to cell N3, it still refers to cell K2 instead of to cell K3.

'Suggestions?

DOUG

Doug,

I think we may be talking at cross purposes.

Are you talking about formulas in the cell, or formulas in the Conditional Formatting? The CF cell
references will automatically update to the correct row if the CF cell reference is =K2 and not
=$K$2, or =K$2 (a fourth possibility is =$K2, but that would work for additional rows within the
column) when you copy and paste formats (or paste all)...

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
Bernie: I can change the cell references one-by-one, but that is too labor
intensive. Is there not a way to adjust the formula automatically? I
thought Paste SpecialFormulas would do so, but it maintains the original
cell reference in the conditional formatting formula, without any adjustments
as to the row.

DOUG

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Doug,

Select N2, then use Format / Conditional Formatting Cell Value is Greater than or equal
to
=K2


HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
I've worked out how to format a row based on one cell in the row but when I
try to copy that formula to my entire column every row's color is conditional
to the value of the first cell, not to the cell for each respective row.

(Same question as SlyGuy2183, but I could not see where he had received a
satsifactory answer. My question is the same).

I have no absolute references, i.e., no "$"s in my formula). Formula is
"cell value (in N3) =K2, color it blue". When I extend that conditional
formula to cell N3, it still refers to cell K2 instead of to cell K3.

'Suggestions?

DOUG

Bernie: It should do that, but it does not do that. All of the subsequent
references in the column are to the original cell and not to the subsequent
cells in the same row, despite the fact I did not use an absolute reference
in the original formula. It is very frustrating, because I have to fix about
100 cells throughout the workbook.

I have tried CopyPaste SpecialFormulas and dragging the little black cross
down the column to duplicate the same formula in subsequent rows. Neither
method worked as advertised. (This was not a problem in Office 2003, as far
as I know).

DOUG

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Doug,

I think we may be talking at cross purposes.

Are you talking about formulas in the cell, or formulas in the Conditional Formatting? The CF cell
references will automatically update to the correct row if the CF cell reference is =K2 and not
=$K$2, or =K$2 (a fourth possibility is =$K2, but that would work for additional rows within the
column) when you copy and paste formats (or paste all)...

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
Bernie: I can change the cell references one-by-one, but that is too labor
intensive. Is there not a way to adjust the formula automatically? I
thought Paste SpecialFormulas would do so, but it maintains the original
cell reference in the conditional formatting formula, without any adjustments
as to the row.

DOUG

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Doug,

Select N2, then use Format / Conditional Formatting Cell Value is Greater than or equal
to
=K2


HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
I've worked out how to format a row based on one cell in the row but when I
try to copy that formula to my entire column every row's color is conditional
to the value of the first cell, not to the cell for each respective row.

(Same question as SlyGuy2183, but I could not see where he had received a
satsifactory answer. My question is the same).

I have no absolute references, i.e., no "$"s in my formula). Formula is
"cell value (in N3) =K2, color it blue". When I extend that conditional
formula to cell N3, it still refers to cell K2 instead of to cell K3.

'Suggestions?

DOUG

Doug,

Are you using Excel 2007? Try a rule with the formula

=N2=K2

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
Bernie: It should do that, but it does not do that. All of the subsequent
references in the column are to the original cell and not to the subsequent
cells in the same row, despite the fact I did not use an absolute reference
in the original formula. It is very frustrating, because I have to fix about
100 cells throughout the workbook.

I have tried CopyPaste SpecialFormulas and dragging the little black cross
down the column to duplicate the same formula in subsequent rows. Neither
method worked as advertised. (This was not a problem in Office 2003, as far
as I know).

DOUG

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Doug,

I think we may be talking at cross purposes.

Are you talking about formulas in the cell, or formulas in the Conditional Formatting? The CF
cell
references will automatically update to the correct row if the CF cell reference is =K2 and not
=$K$2, or =K$2 (a fourth possibility is =$K2, but that would work for additional rows within the
column) when you copy and paste formats (or paste all)...

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
Bernie: I can change the cell references one-by-one, but that is too labor
intensive. Is there not a way to adjust the formula automatically? I
thought Paste SpecialFormulas would do so, but it maintains the original
cell reference in the conditional formatting formula, without any adjustments
as to the row.

DOUG

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Doug,

Select N2, then use Format / Conditional Formatting Cell Value is Greater than or
equal
to
=K2


HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"DOUG ECKERT" wrote in message
...
I've worked out how to format a row based on one cell in the row but when I
try to copy that formula to my entire column every row's color is conditional
to the value of the first cell, not to the cell for each respective row.

(Same question as SlyGuy2183, but I could not see where he had received a
satsifactory answer. My question is the same).

I have no absolute references, i.e., no "$"s in my formula). Formula is
"cell value (in N3) =K2, color it blue". When I extend that conditional
formula to cell N3, it still refers to cell K2 instead of to cell K3.

'Suggestions?

DOUG