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How do I get a cell to highlight when a deadline date approaching
I am trying to set up a spreadsheet that is at this present moment in time
getting the better of me. I know what I want it to do, but cant seem to get it to do it. What I want it to do is to highlight the cell red, amber or green to indicate how close we are to our deadline date. For example: I have three columns: Date In, Deadline Date and Todays Date. What I want to happen is for the Deadline Date column to highlight automatically each day as we count down to the Deadline Date. I dont really want to have to be going in to the spreadsheet every day to manually change the dates but I have no idea how to get it to update automatically. Any suggestions? |
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How do I get a cell to highlight when a deadline date approaching
in Excel 2003 select a cell in yr Deadline Date (say B1) column, go to
Format-Conditional formatting-change 'Cell Value Is' to 'Formula Is' and insert the formula =B1<=TODAY() copy down On 14 Maj, 09:15, Frustratedfemale26 wrote: I am trying to set up a spreadsheet that is at this present moment in time getting the better of me. *I know what I want it to do, but cant seem to get it to do it. What I want it to do is to highlight the cell red, amber or green to indicate how close we are to our deadline date. For example: *I have three columns: *Date In, Deadline Date and Todays Date. *What I want to happen is for the Deadline Date column to highlight automatically each day as we count down to the Deadline Date. *I dont really want to have to be going in to the spreadsheet every day to manually change the dates but I have no idea how to get it to update automatically. *Any suggestions? |
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How do I get a cell to highlight when a deadline date approaching
For XL2003....
You dont need to enter todays date . Assuming your target date in B1 select C1 and from menu Format--Conditional formatting Condition1 Formula =B1-TODAY()=4 Select Green Condition2 Formula =B1-TODAY()=2 Select Amber Condition3 Formula =B1-TODAY()=0 Select Red If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Frustratedfemale26" wrote: I am trying to set up a spreadsheet that is at this present moment in time getting the better of me. I know what I want it to do, but cant seem to get it to do it. What I want it to do is to highlight the cell red, amber or green to indicate how close we are to our deadline date. For example: I have three columns: Date In, Deadline Date and Todays Date. What I want to happen is for the Deadline Date column to highlight automatically each day as we count down to the Deadline Date. I dont really want to have to be going in to the spreadsheet every day to manually change the dates but I have no idea how to get it to update automatically. Any suggestions? |
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