How do you create an IF function to color fill a cell with, for example,
green if YES is entered, or red if NO is entered?? For example: IF(I3:I120,
"YES" THEN COLOR=0,176,80) and IF(I3:I120, "NO" THEN COLOR=255,0,0).

thanks,
Brandon

Hi Brandon,

To create an IF function with YES/NO and color fill, you can follow these steps:

1. Select the cell where you want to apply the IF function.
2. Click on the "Conditional Formatting" option in the "Home" tab of the Excel ribbon.
3. Select "New Rule" from the drop-down menu.
4. In the "New Formatting Rule" dialog box, select "Use a formula to determine which cells to format."
5. In the "Format values where this formula is true" field, enter the following formula for green color fill:
   Formula:

   =IF(I3="YES",TRUE,FALSE) 

6. Click on the "Format" button and select the "Fill" tab.
7. Choose the green color you want to use and click "OK."
8. Click "OK" again to apply the formatting rule.

To apply the red color fill for "NO", repeat the above steps, but use the following formula in step 5: and choose the red color in step 7.

Use conditional formatting.

See http://www.contextures.com/xlCondFormat01.html

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HTH

Bob


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"Brandon" wrote in message
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How do you create an IF function to color fill a cell with, for example,
green if YES is entered, or red if NO is entered?? For example:
IF(I3:I120,
"YES" THEN COLOR=0,176,80) and IF(I3:I120, "NO" THEN COLOR=255,0,0).

thanks,
Brandon

Hi,
Excel has no built-in "Color" function, (that I know of). You could write
one, but Conditional Formatting is easier.
Dave.