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How would I format several cells to change color is one particular cell
equals A? |
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In xl2003 menus:
Select the range (say A2:B10) And use Format|Conditional formatting Formula is: =$a$1="a" and give it a nice format If you wanted to format columns B:G based on the value in column A -- so each row is based on the value of column A of that row, you could: Select your range (say (B2:G99) and with B2 the activecell, use: Format|Conditional formatting Formula is: =$a2="a" and give it a nice format Excel is smart enough to adjust the formula nicely for each row in your selection. The $ in front of the A means to keep it fixed. No $ in front of the row means to adjust the row number. JCRICKET wrote: How would I format several cells to change color is one particular cell equals A? -- Dave Peterson |
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