Conditional formating with TEXT
I have three columns where entires will either be text, text with letters or
blank. If the entry is one of the following--L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07 or L08 I want the cell to be formatted with standard black text with a white background. I also want this same formatting if the cell is blank. If the cell is not blank and contains anything other than the entries I specified above, I want the background to be black and the font to be white. The problem I am having is getting the blanks to be formatted different from the "other" entries (in others words, entries not specified above). |
Conditional formating with TEXT
Since the conditions you are describing are for the default format, use CF for the case of not blank and not in {L01,..., L08}. In CF use FormulaIs (assuming you are in cell A1) =AND(A1<"", ISERROR(MATCH(A1,{"L01","L02","L03","L04","L05","L 06","L07","L08"},0))) This formula is the negation of =OR(A1="",ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,{"L01","L02","L03","L0 4","L05","L06","L07","L08"},0))) which describes your condition for retaining the default format. HTh Kostis Vezerides Steve M Wrote: I have three columns where entires will either be text, text with letters or blank. If the entry is one of the following--L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07 or L08 I want the cell to be formatted with standard black text with a white background. I also want this same formatting if the cell is blank. If the cell is not blank and contains anything other than the entries I specified above, I want the background to be black and the font to be white. The problem I am having is getting the blanks to be formatted different from the "other" entries (in others words, entries not specified above). -- vezerid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vezerid's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=28481 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513989 |
Conditional formating with TEXT
You could use conditional formatting with this formula
=NOT(OR(A1="",ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,{"L01","L02","L03" ,"L04","L05","L06","L07"," L08"},0)))) -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Steve M" <Steve wrote in message ... I have three columns where entires will either be text, text with letters or blank. If the entry is one of the following--L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07 or L08 I want the cell to be formatted with standard black text with a white background. I also want this same formatting if the cell is blank. If the cell is not blank and contains anything other than the entries I specified above, I want the background to be black and the font to be white. The problem I am having is getting the blanks to be formatted different from the "other" entries (in others words, entries not specified above). |
Conditional formating with TEXT
I tried Formula Is =OR(E1="L01",E1="L02",E1="L03",E1="L04"
E1="L05",E1="L06",E1=" ") and like you the 'blank's did not word So I tried =OR(E1="L01",E1="L02",E1="L03",E1="L04" E1="L05",E1="L06",ISBLANK(E1)) and this worked hope this helps you -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Steve M" <Steve wrote in message ... I have three columns where entires will either be text, text with letters or blank. If the entry is one of the following--L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07 or L08 I want the cell to be formatted with standard black text with a white background. I also want this same formatting if the cell is blank. If the cell is not blank and contains anything other than the entries I specified above, I want the background to be black and the font to be white. The problem I am having is getting the blanks to be formatted different from the "other" entries (in others words, entries not specified above). |
Conditional formating with TEXT
Perhaps I did something wrong. When I entered these formulas, I received an
error messages saying I could not use an array in conditional formatting. "vezerid" wrote: Since the conditions you are describing are for the default format, use CF for the case of not blank and not in {L01,..., L08}. In CF use FormulaIs (assuming you are in cell A1) =AND(A1<"", ISERROR(MATCH(A1,{"L01","L02","L03","L04","L05","L 06","L07","L08"},0))) This formula is the negation of =OR(A1="",ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,{"L01","L02","L03","L0 4","L05","L06","L07","L08"},0))) which describes your condition for retaining the default format. HTh Kostis Vezerides Steve M Wrote: I have three columns where entires will either be text, text with letters or blank. If the entry is one of the following--L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07 or L08 I want the cell to be formatted with standard black text with a white background. I also want this same formatting if the cell is blank. If the cell is not blank and contains anything other than the entries I specified above, I want the background to be black and the font to be white. The problem I am having is getting the blanks to be formatted different from the "other" entries (in others words, entries not specified above). -- vezerid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vezerid's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=28481 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513989 |
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