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Conditional Formatting in XL2007
I have a table of numbers and I want to put a conditional formatting rule on
each column to highlight the lowest number in the column (there is a built in rule for this and it works fine), but ONLY if it is unique (this is the part that I cannot figure out how to do). Anyone know how to do that? Steve |
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Conditional Formatting in XL2007
Use the: Use a formula to determine which cells to format option.
Use a formula similar to this (this is for the range A1:A5): =AND(A1=MIN(A$1:A$5),COUNTIF(A$1:A$5,A1)=1) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Steve Haack" wrote in message ... I have a table of numbers and I want to put a conditional formatting rule on each column to highlight the lowest number in the column (there is a built in rule for this and it works fine), but ONLY if it is unique (this is the part that I cannot figure out how to do). Anyone know how to do that? Steve |
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Conditional Formatting in XL2007
Biff,
I tried this, and it seems to work on some columns in the table, but not on others. I was wondering, do I need to apply this conditional rule to each individual cell in the column, and update the A1= at the beginning to point to each specific cell (A1, A2, A3...etc) in each rule, or should it workby applying the rule to the whole column? I have applied the rule to the whole column, and it seems to work on some columns, but not in others. Thanks for the help, Steve "T. Valko" wrote: Use the: Use a formula to determine which cells to format option. Use a formula similar to this (this is for the range A1:A5): =AND(A1=MIN(A$1:A$5),COUNTIF(A$1:A$5,A1)=1) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Steve Haack" wrote in message ... I have a table of numbers and I want to put a conditional formatting rule on each column to highlight the lowest number in the column (there is a built in rule for this and it works fine), but ONLY if it is unique (this is the part that I cannot figure out how to do). Anyone know how to do that? Steve |
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Conditional Formatting in XL2007
Let's assume the range of interest is A15
Select the range A15. When you select the range start from cell A1 and drag to D5. A1 will be the active cell. The active cell is the one in the selected range that is not highlighted. This is important because the the formula uses relative references based on the active cell. Goto Home tabStylesConditional FormattingManage Rules Click New Rule Select: Use a formula to determine which cells to format Enter this formula in the little box: =AND(A1=MIN(A$1:A$5),COUNTIF(A$1:A$5,A1)=1) Click the Format button Select the desired style(s). OK out Here's a screencap showing the results of the above steps: http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3433/cfro2.jpg -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Steve Haack" wrote in message ... Biff, I tried this, and it seems to work on some columns in the table, but not on others. I was wondering, do I need to apply this conditional rule to each individual cell in the column, and update the A1= at the beginning to point to each specific cell (A1, A2, A3...etc) in each rule, or should it workby applying the rule to the whole column? I have applied the rule to the whole column, and it seems to work on some columns, but not in others. Thanks for the help, Steve "T. Valko" wrote: Use the: Use a formula to determine which cells to format option. Use a formula similar to this (this is for the range A1:A5): =AND(A1=MIN(A$1:A$5),COUNTIF(A$1:A$5,A1)=1) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Steve Haack" wrote in message ... I have a table of numbers and I want to put a conditional formatting rule on each column to highlight the lowest number in the column (there is a built in rule for this and it works fine), but ONLY if it is unique (this is the part that I cannot figure out how to do). Anyone know how to do that? Steve |
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