conditional format a date in Excel
 

I am trying to use conditional formatting to show when a date is less than 30
days in the future. When I use "cell value" "is less than" "="Now()+30" all
the dates change.

conditional format a date in Excel
 

I am trying to use conditional formatting to show when a date is less
than 30
days in the future. When I use "cell value" "is less than" "="Now()+30"
all
the dates change.

lose the quotes in the condition =Now()+30

Unless you mean between today and 30 days in the future in which case
=now() would be the first condition and =now()+30 would be the second

Also now() returns the date and time is this what you require often
today() which just returns the date is preferable

Regards

Dav


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conditional format a date in Excel
 

Thanks for the quick response, actually, the Excel (computer) puts the quotes
in. I did finally find a Discussion from 2004 that helped also by using
Today() instead of Now() and got it to work.

Al

"Dav" wrote:


I am trying to use conditional formatting to show when a date is less
than 30
days in the future. When I use "cell value" "is less than" "="Now()+30"
all
the dates change.

lose the quotes in the condition =Now()+30

Unless you mean between today and 30 days in the future in which case
=now() would be the first condition and =now()+30 would be the second

Also now() returns the date and time is this what you require often
today() which just returns the date is preferable

Regards

Dav


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conditional format a date in Excel
 

If this is still open:

Your date in B1:

select format--conditional format
select "formula is"
type =B1<today()+30
click "format"
select the formatting you want
click ok
click ok
copy B1 and "paste special--format" into all cells that need
formatting.


Is that what you wanted?

Hans

conditional format a date in Excel
 

Yes, that is exactly what I wanted.

Al

"flummi" wrote:

If this is still open:

Your date in B1:

select format--conditional format
select "formula is"
type =B1<today()+30
click "format"
select the formatting you want
click ok
click ok
copy B1 and "paste special--format" into all cells that need
formatting.


Is that what you wanted?

Hans