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2007 Conditional Formatting
In older versions of Excel, I used to set 3-4 conditions in cells A1 to A4.
Then, I would copy these 4 cells across to Column BZ and all would be well. Now, in Excel 2007, it appears weeks later, that my 4 conditions multiply into hundreds (if not thousands) of conditions! This bogs down my spreadsheet immensly, as each condition is searched for. Yes...I removed the Absolute $ from the cell references. But still, I can't tell what is causing this. Anyone experience this? |
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2007 Conditional Formatting
I've seen this reported before. This is due to the confusing data validation
user interface. In previous versions you had 2 options: Cell value is and Formula Is. With Excel 2007 there are all kinds of options. I use the Formula Is option or its equivalent in Excel 2007 100% of the time, even for the most simple things. With Excel 2007 there are some improvemnts in conditional formatting but the implementation is not very good! It's way too confusing! However, if you use the equivalent of "Formula Is" and start the process by using the "Manage Rules" option not the "New Rule" option it seems less confusing. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "BigDDDD" wrote in message ... In older versions of Excel, I used to set 3-4 conditions in cells A1 to A4. Then, I would copy these 4 cells across to Column BZ and all would be well. Now, in Excel 2007, it appears weeks later, that my 4 conditions multiply into hundreds (if not thousands) of conditions! This bogs down my spreadsheet immensly, as each condition is searched for. Yes...I removed the Absolute $ from the cell references. But still, I can't tell what is causing this. Anyone experience this? |
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