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I am trying to get a series of cells to fill with a color if the word
"insert" is inserted into the first cell. I.E. cells A2-A5 and cell A2 has "insert" typed in so up to A5 will change color. How do I go about doing this? |
Try Format | Conditional Formatting - after selecting cells A2:a5
Then use "Formula is" and type in =$A2 = "insert" Then click on the Format button and select the color you want from the Patterns tab "Murph" wrote: I am trying to get a series of cells to fill with a color if the word "insert" is inserted into the first cell. I.E. cells A2-A5 and cell A2 has "insert" typed in so up to A5 will change color. How do I go about doing this? |
don't i need to define the formula with "istext" or something of that nature?
"Duke Carey" wrote: Try Format | Conditional Formatting - after selecting cells A2:a5 Then use "Formula is" and type in =$A2 = "insert" Then click on the Format button and select the color you want from the Patterns tab "Murph" wrote: I am trying to get a series of cells to fill with a color if the word "insert" is inserted into the first cell. I.E. cells A2-A5 and cell A2 has "insert" typed in so up to A5 will change color. How do I go about doing this? |
don't i need a formula such as "istext" or something?
"Duke Carey" wrote: Try Format | Conditional Formatting - after selecting cells A2:a5 Then use "Formula is" and type in =$A2 = "insert" Then click on the Format button and select the color you want from the Patterns tab "Murph" wrote: I am trying to get a series of cells to fill with a color if the word "insert" is inserted into the first cell. I.E. cells A2-A5 and cell A2 has "insert" typed in so up to A5 will change color. How do I go about doing this? |
Nope - just as stated in my original response
"Murph" wrote: don't i need a formula such as "istext" or something? "Duke Carey" wrote: Try Format | Conditional Formatting - after selecting cells A2:a5 Then use "Formula is" and type in =$A2 = "insert" Then click on the Format button and select the color you want from the Patterns tab "Murph" wrote: I am trying to get a series of cells to fill with a color if the word "insert" is inserted into the first cell. I.E. cells A2-A5 and cell A2 has "insert" typed in so up to A5 will change color. How do I go about doing this? |
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