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How would I set/change the fill color of one cell of an Excel spreadsheet
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Select the cell (say B1) and pull-down:
Format Conditional Formatting... and pick formula is

=(A1="") and select you format (say fill red)

Then if A1 is empty, then B1 will show as red, otherwise not red.
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How would I set/change the fill color of one cell of an Excel spreadsheet
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Using conditional formatting under the formatting menu. In the dialog,
change cell value is to Formula is and put in a formula that reacts to the
value in the other cell, producing True or False.

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