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Conditional formatting using text
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I want to change the background color of cell A1 (A2 etc) into red if the cell next to it, B1 (B2 etc.) contains any text whatsoever. How do I do that? -- Kind regards, Nic |
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Select Column A. From menu FormatConditional FormattingCondition1Formula Is =ISTEXT(B1) and select the color Red....Click OK If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Nic Daniels" wrote: Hi, I want to change the background color of cell A1 (A2 etc) into red if the cell next to it, B1 (B2 etc.) contains any text whatsoever. How do I do that? -- Kind regards, Nic |
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Thank you! -- Kind regards, Nic "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Select Column A. From menu FormatConditional FormattingCondition1Formula Is =ISTEXT(B1) and select the color Red....Click OK If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Nic Daniels" wrote: Hi, I want to change the background color of cell A1 (A2 etc) into red if the cell next to it, B1 (B2 etc.) contains any text whatsoever. How do I do that? -- Kind regards, Nic |
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