If a cell value is equal to today I want the colour to change to red. I have
entered =TODAY as a conditional formatting value but the cell colour does not
change. The cell has been formatted as ddd dd mmm. Any ideas please.

Thanks in advance for any help
John

Hi John

Try the below

1. Select the cell/Range (say A1:A10). Please note that the cell reference
A1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell
will have a white background even after selection

2. From menu Format>Conditional Formatting>

3. For Condition1>Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula
=A1=TODAY()

4. Click Format Button>Pattern and select your color (say Red)

5. Hit OK

PS: If you are using XL2007 Goto Home tab>Styles>Conditional
Formatting>Manage rules>New rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to
format. Enter the formula in the box below.

--
Jacob (MVP - Excel)


"John Web" wrote:

> If a cell value is equal to today I want the colour to change to red. I have
> entered =TODAY as a conditional formatting value but the cell colour does not
> change. The cell has been formatted as ddd dd mmm. Any ideas please.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
> John