conditional format range set-up in Excel 2000

[Guest]

I have a spreadsheet which I require the numbers 1-300 to be green, 301-800
to be orange and anything 801 and in excess to be red.

The only way I seem to be able to do this is by establishing a sheet, which
I hide within my worksheet, listing consecutive numbers in 3 separate columns
and naming green, orange and red and using the formula is aspect of
conditional formatting along with a countif formula.

Is there an easier way of doing this, as there are occasions when the ranges
are changed?

Many thanks for any help offered.

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi Ellie

Mark the range of cells you wish the formatting to apply to
Format>Conditional Formatting>Cell value is>choose from dropdown Greater
than>800 set Format Red
Add>
Repeat using Greater than > 300 Format Orange
Add>
Repeat using Greater than > 0 Format Green

 

[Guest]

Thank you Roger, it worked great. Unfortunately the powers that be have just
come along and requested a change of criteria.

The request is now as follows:-

If a figure less than 0, to be yellow, but when blank to be white. I have
used your information provided earlier to allow for anything less than 100 to
be orange and anything less than 300 to be red.

Many thanks.

Ellie

 

[Guest]

Sorry, Roger. A slight misunderstanding on the new criteria.

If less than 0 or = 0 to be yellow, but if cell is blank to show no format.
Now also anything less than 100 to be yellow and less than 300 to be red.
Haven't found a way round the blank cell having no format, but knowledge is
limited in this area.

Many thanks.

Ellie

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi Ellie

No problem.
Repeat the procedure for setting Conditional formatting, and here I am
assuming the first cell marked in your range is A1.
Change the cell reference below to whatever is the first cell for you.

This time we are going to use the dropdown on Cell Value is to select
"Formula is" each time instead of "Cell Value"

Condition 1
Formula is =AND(A1<>"",A1<=0) Format Yellow
Condition2
Formula is =AND(A1<>"",A1<=100) Format Orange
Condition3
Formula is =AND(A1<>"",A1<=3000) Format Red

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much Roger.

Ellie

Hi Ellie

No problem.
Repeat the procedure for setting Conditional formatting, and here I am
assuming the first cell marked in your range is A1.
Change the cell reference below to whatever is the first cell for you.

This time we are going to use the dropdown on Cell Value is to select
"Formula is" each time instead of "Cell Value"

Condition 1
Formula is =AND(A1<>"",A1<=0) Format Yellow
Condition2
Formula is =AND(A1<>"",A1<=100) Format Orange
Condition3
Formula is =AND(A1<>"",A1<=3000) Format Red