how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
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CHRISK

you will need to write a macro to do 9 colors.

"CHRIS K" wrote:

how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

An example

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10"

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


--

HTH

RP
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"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

How?
have nt done one before!
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CHRISK


"bj" wrote:

you will need to write a macro to do 9 colors.

"CHRIS K" wrote:

how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

See my response earlier.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
How?
have nt done one before!
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CHRISK


"bj" wrote:

you will need to write a macro to do 9 colors.

"CHRIS K" wrote:

how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range)
each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

bit scared to mess with the code incase I goof it
will try tomorrow
have to go out on site now
thanks
--
CHRISK


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

An example

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10"

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

for shading those colors may be a bit dark, you might prefer
pastel colors. You will find a little table of the colorindex values
on my page http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/event.htm#case

or if you look in your VBA Help for colorindex (not your Excel help).

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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message ...
An example

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10"

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

How does it know the value
and how does that relate to the select case
--
CHRISK


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

An example

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10"

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range) each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK

It knows the value because the changed value is passed to the event
procedure as Target, which is tested for, and which the Case acts upon.

--

HTH

RP
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"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
How does it know the value
and how does that relate to the select case
--
CHRISK


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

An example

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10"

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then
With Target
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3 'red
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 'yellow
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5 'blue
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10 'green
End Select
End With
End If

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.


--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"CHRIS K" wrote in message
...
how do I get more than 3 conditional formats?
I want to shade the cells depending on the 9 values (criteria range)
each
one a different colour

thanks
--
CHRISK