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i would like the text in a cell(s) to change colour when the data in another
cell is "0 or blank" and to another colour when the value is actually a
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Check out the below link regarding conditional formatting based on another
cell.

http://www.contextures.com/xlCondFormat02.html

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i would like the text in a cell(s) to change colour when the data in another
cell is "0 or blank" and to another colour when the value is actually a
number.


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Assuming you want col B to be conditionally formatted based on col A's values
Select col B (with B1 active), apply CF using Formula Is:
Cond1: =OR($A1=0,$A1="")
Format to taste

Cond2: =AND(ISNUMBER($A1),$A1<0)
Format to taste
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"Oscarrot" wrote:
i would like the text in a cell(s) to change colour when the data in another
cell is "0 or blank" and to another colour when the value is actually a
number.


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