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Default Conditional formatting refering to another cells' value

Hi guys,

I wonder if it's possible to format conditionally a cell according to the
value in another cell. F. ex., we format cell A1 like this:

If value in cell A2 = mam (specific text string 1), color the cell A1 in
purple
if value in cell A2 = dad (specific text string 2), color the cell A1 in red
if value in cell A2 = 534 (any number string 3), color the cell A1 in blue

Intuitively, I would use 3 different conditions, starting with "formula is"
and then A2=mam (or dad, or...). But it's not working.
Any idea why?

Thanks a lot for your help!
Cheers,

Gizmo




 
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