Is it possible to set the conditional format of a cell where it will go look
to a range of cells (B2:M150) in another (open) workbook called Employee
List (on worksheet Employees) for the value of the current cell and then set
the format based on the value which in column M. I guess this would be
similar to a Vlookup.

So if it found the value in cell B94 (which is a persons name) it would set
the conditional format based on the value of cell M94 (which in this case
would be PTO, but could be any number of things depending on the name in
column B)

Somewhere way off to the right, you will have to insert a reference to that
other workbook. Sounds like you want the info from Cols B and M of the other
workbook. In say GB, insert =[OtherWorkbookName]Sheet1!B94, and in GC insert
=[OtherWorkbookName]Sheet1!M94

Where you want to conditionally format, use formula is and refer to these
two cells.

Conditional formatting does not work when referencing another workbook
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Hth

Kassie Kasselman


"Patrick Simonds" wrote:

Is it possible to set the conditional format of a cell where it will go look
to a range of cells (B2:M150) in another (open) workbook called Employee
List (on worksheet Employees) for the value of the current cell and then set
the format based on the value which in column M. I guess this would be
similar to a Vlookup.

So if it found the value in cell B94 (which is a persons name) it would set
the conditional format based on the value of cell M94 (which in this case
would be PTO, but could be any number of things depending on the name in
column B)