Does anyone know how to do a formula that says if a cell equals the word
FALSE then highlight this particular cell gray?

Example:

Typing in Cell A2
IF A1 = FALSE then gray otherwise white

I tried to do it in Conditioning Formatting but can't figure it out to
reference another cell. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Good evening Coltsfan

You're right in trying to use conditional formatting, the formula you
would need to use in cell A2 is thus:

=A$1$=FALSE

Remember to set the drop down box to formula is. In this instance you
do not put quotes around the word false, as this is a recognised Excel
flag, if you were using a different word (eg FALSE1) you would need to
enclose the keyword in quotes.

HTH

DominicB


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