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Comparing Dates with todays date
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I wonder if anyone could help me. I am trying to look at the date entered in a cell e.g. (in cell B2 05/02/2010). I want excel to look at the date in B2 and if the date as passed then for cell C2 to turn red. Can anyone help? Hope this makes sense. |
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Conditional Formatting/ Formula Is/ =B2<TODAY()
-- David Biddulph housinglad wrote: Hi I wonder if anyone could help me. I am trying to look at the date entered in a cell e.g. (in cell B2 05/02/2010). I want excel to look at the date in B2 and if the date as passed then for cell C2 to turn red. Can anyone help? Hope this makes sense. |
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Declare cell C2 with Conditional Formating - Red Background - as per a
formula such as: =B2<TODAY() Micky "housinglad" wrote: Hi I wonder if anyone could help me. I am trying to look at the date entered in a cell e.g. (in cell B2 05/02/2010). I want excel to look at the date in B2 and if the date as passed then for cell C2 to turn red. Can anyone help? Hope this makes sense. |
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Thanks for the formula, but what would be the code to make the cell fo red??
"David Biddulph" wrote: Conditional Formatting/ Formula Is/ =B2<TODAY() -- David Biddulph housinglad wrote: Hi I wonder if anyone could help me. I am trying to look at the date entered in a cell e.g. (in cell B2 05/02/2010). I want excel to look at the date in B2 and if the date as passed then for cell C2 to turn red. Can anyone help? Hope this makes sense. . |
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Check this link, it will explain you how. http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.CF.html HTH John "housinglad" wrote in message ... Thanks for the formula, but what would be the code to make the cell fo red?? "David Biddulph" wrote: Conditional Formatting/ Formula Is/ =B2<TODAY() -- David Biddulph housinglad wrote: Hi I wonder if anyone could help me. I am trying to look at the date entered in a cell e.g. (in cell B2 05/02/2010). I want excel to look at the date in B2 and if the date as passed then for cell C2 to turn red. Can anyone help? Hope this makes sense. . |
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That's the next stage in the Conditional Formatting dialogue after inserting
the formula for the condition. Have you looked at Excel help for Conditional Formatting? -- David Biddulph housinglad wrote: Thanks for the formula, but what would be the code to make the cell fo red?? "David Biddulph" wrote: Conditional Formatting/ Formula Is/ =B2<TODAY() -- David Biddulph housinglad wrote: Hi I wonder if anyone could help me. I am trying to look at the date entered in a cell e.g. (in cell B2 05/02/2010). I want excel to look at the date in B2 and if the date as passed then for cell C2 to turn red. Can anyone help? Hope this makes sense. . |
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