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Old November 12th, 2009, 05:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Jamie
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Default conditional formatting entire column referencing data from other c

I have 2 columns of dates - G and I. I want the cell in column I to
conditionally format when the date in Column G is later than the date in
Column I. I can do this one at a time, but I need the entire column.
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Old November 12th, 2009, 05:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Jacob Skaria
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Default conditional formatting entire column referencing data from other c

Conditional formatting automatically applies to all the cells in the selection.

1. Select the column I or a range (say I1:I100) Please note that the cell
reference I1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection.
Active cell will have a white background even after selection

2. From menu FormatConditional Formatting
3. For Condition1Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula
=G1I1
4. Click Format ButtonPattern and select your color (say Red)
5. Hit OK

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Jacob Skaria


"Jamie" wrote:

I have 2 columns of dates - G and I. I want the cell in column I to
conditionally format when the date in Column G is later than the date in
Column I. I can do this one at a time, but I need the entire column.

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Old November 12th, 2009, 05:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
David Biddulph
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Default conditional formatting entire column referencing data from other c

Select the whole of column I, then as I1 is the active cell, use either
CF/ cell value is/ less than/ =G1
or
CF/ Formula is/ =G1I1

Another way is to just select cell I1, format as above, then use Format
Painter or Copy and Edit/ Paste Special/ Format to apply to the rest of your
column.
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"Jamie" wrote in message
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I have 2 columns of dates - G and I. I want the cell in column I to
conditionally format when the date in Column G is later than the date in
Column I. I can do this one at a time, but I need the entire column.



 




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