You quite right !
Within range :
=AND(B2=$B$51-5,B2<=$B$51+5)
Outside :
=OR(B2<$B$51-5,B2$B$51+5)
Daniel

I believe your AND and OR should be switched around.
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future_vba_expert


"Daniel.C" wrote:

Select the cells (beginning with B2) and use the following formula for
the first condition :
=AND(B2<$B$51-5,B2$B$51+5)
use the following formula for the second condition :
=OR(B2<$B$51-5,B2$B$51+5)
HTH
Daniel

I am not sure how to set up the conditional formatting for the following:

I have a group of employees who work with patient accts. So, in cell B2,
B9, B16, B23, B30, B37 and B44 is the number of patients that each
employee worked with that day. In cell B51 I have it set up to average all
of the numbers in those cells just listed. What I want to do is set up a
conditional format so if they are within five above or five below that
average, their cell turns one color. If they are more than five below the
average the cell turns a different color and if more than five above the
average it turnes a different color. That way they can see at a glance if
they are working within the average. Can someone help??