I want to format the background of cell to a10 red if a10 is currently empty
and the length of the string in a5 is 1.

Can somone offer the correct syntax for the conditional format of a10 as
everything I try fails.

Thanks,
Fred

You need a condition of Formula is and a formula of

=AND(A10="",LEN(A5)=1)

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HTH

RP
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"Fred" wrote in message
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I want to format the background of cell to a10 red if a10 is currently
empty
and the length of the string in a5 is 1.

Can somone offer the correct syntax for the conditional format of a10 as
everything I try fails.

Thanks,
Fred