#1   Report Post  
kd
 
Posts: n/a
Default cell color

is it possible to auto change cell color depending whether there is a yes or
no in the cell...i want to make the cell turn red when i enter yes

cheers Keith


  #2   Report Post  
David McRitchie
 
Posts: n/a
Default

read about Conditional Formatting
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/condfmt.htm

=LEFT(A1)="y" or if spelled out
=A1="yes"
---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"kd" wrote in message ...
is it possible to auto change cell color depending whether there is a yes or
no in the cell...i want to make the cell turn red when i enter yes

cheers Keith




Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
The color in excel does not show up in the cell on screen Bill Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 6 February 27th 05 06:48 PM
excel: How can I color code rows based on a value in a cell? Parker1333 Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 2 February 1st 05 10:37 PM
How do I connect cell color to bar chart color? Bob Freerks Charts and Charting in Excel 1 February 1st 05 10:23 PM
Current Cell Color mike47338 Excel Worksheet Functions 5 December 10th 04 06:45 PM
color formating ontingenton upon another cell? jacob farino Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 1 December 2nd 04 05:05 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:01 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 ExcelBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Microsoft Excel"