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I would like to set up a formula so that if someone types "x" into cell A10,
then the background color changes in cell A1. Can anyone help?
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Default Conditional Formulas for Changing Cell Color

Click in cell A1, go to menu Format|Conditional Formatting, change drop down
to Formula:
=A10="x"
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I would like to set up a formula so that if someone types "x" into cell A10,
then the background color changes in cell A1. Can anyone help?

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John C,

It worked! Thank you so much!

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Click in cell A1, go to menu Format|Conditional Formatting, change drop down
to Formula:
=A10="x"
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John C


"mw2222" wrote:

I would like to set up a formula so that if someone types "x" into cell A10,
then the background color changes in cell A1. Can anyone help?

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