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Correct Syntax for Changing Color of Cell Based on Value
I have a column with percentages in it, and I want to have the color of each
cell change based on values. If the percentage is greater than 50 then I want Blue. If the percentage is 25 to 50 I want red. If the Percentage is less than 25 I want black. I guessed at the following syntax for a Custom number type, but Excel is rejecting this: [Blue][50]Percentage;[Red][25]Percentage; Percentage What would be the correct syntax? A further refinement on this is that I don't want more than one tenth of one percent precision, so the template would be 00.0%. -- W |
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Correct Syntax for Changing Color of Cell Based on Value
Maybe something like:
[Blue][0.5]0.00%;[Red][0.25]0.00%;0.00% (notice that the numbers are now decimals--not whole numbers.) W wrote: I have a column with percentages in it, and I want to have the color of each cell change based on values. If the percentage is greater than 50 then I want Blue. If the percentage is 25 to 50 I want red. If the Percentage is less than 25 I want black. I guessed at the following syntax for a Custom number type, but Excel is rejecting this: [Blue][50]Percentage;[Red][25]Percentage; Percentage What would be the correct syntax? A further refinement on this is that I don't want more than one tenth of one percent precision, so the template would be 00.0%. -- W -- Dave Peterson |
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Correct Syntax for Changing Color of Cell Based on Value
: [Blue][0.5]0.0%;[Red][0.25]0.0%;0.0%
(I didn't notice the last sentence of your original post.) W wrote: I have a column with percentages in it, and I want to have the color of each cell change based on values. If the percentage is greater than 50 then I want Blue. If the percentage is 25 to 50 I want red. If the Percentage is less than 25 I want black. I guessed at the following syntax for a Custom number type, but Excel is rejecting this: [Blue][50]Percentage;[Red][25]Percentage; Percentage What would be the correct syntax? A further refinement on this is that I don't want more than one tenth of one percent precision, so the template would be 00.0%. -- W -- Dave Peterson |
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Correct Syntax for Changing Color of Cell Based on Value
Use conditional formatting.
In Excel versions 2003 and befo Select the range of cells you want to format. Assume this range is A1:A10. Goto the menu FormatConditional Formatting Use the Formula Is option Condition 1 Formula Is: =A10.5 Click the Format button Select the Font tab Set the color to BLUE OK Click the Add button Condition 2 Formula Is: =A1=0.25 Click the Format button Select the Font tab Set the color to RED OK out -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "W" wrote in message ... I have a column with percentages in it, and I want to have the color of each cell change based on values. If the percentage is greater than 50 then I want Blue. If the percentage is 25 to 50 I want red. If the Percentage is less than 25 I want black. I guessed at the following syntax for a Custom number type, but Excel is rejecting this: [Blue][50]Percentage;[Red][25]Percentage; Percentage What would be the correct syntax? A further refinement on this is that I don't want more than one tenth of one percent precision, so the template would be 00.0%. -- W |
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