thanks tech1 NJ from yrrep also in NJ

when I do what you suggest I get the following error message

cannot use direct reference to a worksheet range in a conditional format
formula

Change reference to a single cell, or use reference with a worksheet
function as =sum(a1:e5)

the only way I can get it to work is to do each row one at a time, that 84
times

thanks Microsoft

"tech1NJ" wrote in message
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Assuming that your number start at A2 to A4 and B2 to B4 try this
Highlight B2 to B4, then go to conditional formatting and select "Cell
is",
"Equal greaterthan", Select A2 to A4 then choose your format (red).
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tech1NJ


"Yrrep" wrote:

When I try to select all of column B and CF then "greater than", then
select
all column A, then color red
I get "cannot use direct reference to a worksheet range in a conditional
format formula."




"tech1NJ" wrote in message
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Try highlighting all the Cells in Column B then perform your
conditional
formating again. You can not copy and paste this function.


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tech1NJ


"Yrrep" wrote:

A B
Range Average
200.0 46.0
500.0 120.0
3900.0 1733.0
950.0 485.0
3000 3317.0
4.8 4.0
2.0 1.2
136.0 87.1
40.0 17.2
need some way to color column B red, if greater than column A

I tried to conditional format but when I copy down it don't work

There are actually 63 rows and 43 columns.


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