Hello,

I was hoping to use conditional formatting to make a vlookup function
that returns an #N/A turn red.

Thanks


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Select the cell you want to appy the Conditional Formatting to and click
FormatConditional Formatting...

for Condition 1 select Formula Is: and enter this:

=ISNA($A$1)

Click Format and pick your color on the Font tab (or fill color from
the Patterns tab) and click OK twice...

Of course adjust the cell reference $A$1 to meet your needs...

Does that work for you?

Bruce


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No it is not working. Any other ideas?


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Trust me, if you followed my instructions, it WILL work. Are you sure
your cell is returning a true #N/A result? Did you adjust the cell
reference from $A$1 to the cell that has the VLOOKUP FORMULA?

What is your VLOOKUP formula?

Are you applying the CF to the cell with the VLOOKUP formula?

More details, please.


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I stand corrected. Worked like a charm. Thanks for all your help.


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