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Fill down conditional formatting series
This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer.
B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells
within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
Make sure in the formula you use the cell reference as B1 (relative
referencing) and not as $B$1 (absolute referencing) Below are the different reference styles. A1 Relative referencing. Both column and row will change if you copy or drag the formula. $A1 The column reference is fixed and will not change A$1 The row reference is fixed and will not change. $A$1 Column and row reference are fixed. If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
Hi guys,
Thanks for helping out. Actually I have made a mistake in my previous post B1:B10 require the following formula: =A1=True =A2=True =A3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the A1 is still referenced Sorry for the confusion. When I examine say B3 the formula references A1 The only value that is true in A1:10 is A1 yet B1:B10 are all formatted with a fill colour. Confused! "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Make sure in the formula you use the cell reference as B1 (relative referencing) and not as $B$1 (absolute referencing) Below are the different reference styles. A1 Relative referencing. Both column and row will change if you copy or drag the formula. $A1 The column reference is fixed and will not change A$1 The row reference is fixed and will not change. $A$1 Column and row reference are fixed. If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
1. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1
mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection 2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting 3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula =A1=TRUE 4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red) 5. Hit OK If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: Hi guys, Thanks for helping out. Actually I have made a mistake in my previous post B1:B10 require the following formula: =A1=True =A2=True =A3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the A1 is still referenced Sorry for the confusion. When I examine say B3 the formula references A1 The only value that is true in A1:10 is A1 yet B1:B10 are all formatted with a fill colour. Confused! "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Make sure in the formula you use the cell reference as B1 (relative referencing) and not as $B$1 (absolute referencing) Below are the different reference styles. A1 Relative referencing. Both column and row will change if you copy or drag the formula. $A1 The column reference is fixed and will not change A$1 The row reference is fixed and will not change. $A$1 Column and row reference are fixed. If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
This would seem to be all simple stuff, but I am baffled. I am using Excel 2007 and cannot get it to work. If its kept to its simplest A1 contains a formula and it has returned a true result B1 contains a conditional format =A1=True and it is formatted background Fill with red. Why am I not getting B1 showing a filled red cell. "Jacob Skaria" wrote: 1. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection 2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting 3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula =A1=TRUE 4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red) 5. Hit OK If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: Hi guys, Thanks for helping out. Actually I have made a mistake in my previous post B1:B10 require the following formula: =A1=True =A2=True =A3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the A1 is still referenced Sorry for the confusion. When I examine say B3 the formula references A1 The only value that is true in A1:10 is A1 yet B1:B10 are all formatted with a fill colour. Confused! "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Make sure in the formula you use the cell reference as B1 (relative referencing) and not as $B$1 (absolute referencing) Below are the different reference styles. A1 Relative referencing. Both column and row will change if you copy or drag the formula. $A1 The column reference is fixed and will not change A$1 The row reference is fixed and will not change. $A$1 Column and row reference are fixed. If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
Does A1 return the logical value TRUE, or a text string "True"? Perhaps you
can show us the formula? In B1, do you have =A1=True in CF/ Cell value is, or CF/ Formula is ? It should be the latter. And you shouldn't need =A1=True; =A1 should do (assuming that A1 is set to FALSE if not TRUE). -- David Biddulph "gootroots" wrote in message ... This would seem to be all simple stuff, but I am baffled. I am using Excel 2007 and cannot get it to work. If its kept to its simplest A1 contains a formula and it has returned a true result B1 contains a conditional format =A1=True and it is formatted background Fill with red. Why am I not getting B1 showing a filled red cell. "Jacob Skaria" wrote: 1. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection 2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting 3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula =A1=TRUE 4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red) 5. Hit OK If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: Hi guys, Thanks for helping out. Actually I have made a mistake in my previous post B1:B10 require the following formula: =A1=True =A2=True =A3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the A1 is still referenced Sorry for the confusion. When I examine say B3 the formula references A1 The only value that is true in A1:10 is A1 yet B1:B10 are all formatted with a fill colour. Confused! "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Make sure in the formula you use the cell reference as B1 (relative referencing) and not as $B$1 (absolute referencing) Below are the different reference styles. A1 Relative referencing. Both column and row will change if you copy or drag the formula. $A1 The column reference is fixed and will not change A$1 The row reference is fixed and will not change. $A$1 Column and row reference are fixed. If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced |
Fill down conditional formatting series
I have modified the formula to:
=A1="Apples" this formula I am pleased to say works and when filled down any cells containing the value "Apples" are also formatted. The only problem here is that if there are mixed values in A:A then filling down the range will not produce the desired formatting result. A way round that is again a modified formula: =A1="" however this formats only empty cells in B:B instead of the cells that contain a value. So to be clear B:B contains conditional formatting with A:A being the source to determine what cells contains a value and which cells do not. "David Biddulph" wrote: Does A1 return the logical value TRUE, or a text string "True"? Perhaps you can show us the formula? In B1, do you have =A1=True in CF/ Cell value is, or CF/ Formula is ? It should be the latter. And you shouldn't need =A1=True; =A1 should do (assuming that A1 is set to FALSE if not TRUE). -- David Biddulph "gootroots" wrote in message ... This would seem to be all simple stuff, but I am baffled. I am using Excel 2007 and cannot get it to work. If its kept to its simplest A1 contains a formula and it has returned a true result B1 contains a conditional format =A1=True and it is formatted background Fill with red. Why am I not getting B1 showing a filled red cell. "Jacob Skaria" wrote: 1. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection 2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting 3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula =A1=TRUE 4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red) 5. Hit OK If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: Hi guys, Thanks for helping out. Actually I have made a mistake in my previous post B1:B10 require the following formula: =A1=True =A2=True =A3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the A1 is still referenced Sorry for the confusion. When I examine say B3 the formula references A1 The only value that is true in A1:10 is A1 yet B1:B10 are all formatted with a fill colour. Confused! "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Make sure in the formula you use the cell reference as B1 (relative referencing) and not as $B$1 (absolute referencing) Below are the different reference styles. A1 Relative referencing. Both column and row will change if you copy or drag the formula. $A1 The column reference is fixed and will not change A$1 The row reference is fixed and will not change. $A$1 Column and row reference are fixed. If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Conditional formatting automatically assigns the CF formula to all the cells within the seleciton. Select the cell/Range (say B1:B10). Please note that the cell reference B1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "gootroots" wrote: This surly is a simple question with a equally simple answer. B1:B10 require the following formula: =B1=True =B2=True =B3=True and so on when I format B1 and fill down the B1 is still referenced . |
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