Conditional Format

G

Guest

Row C has a range of text values with corresponding dollar amounts in Row D.

I would like to change the color of the text in row C and D if the text in
Row C = "abc"

I have used =$C1="abc" and =$C$1="abc"
and it hasn't worked yet.

I've also tried this if statement
=IF($C1="abc",1,0) and it colors the text two rows below the row containing
text 'abc'.

Any help????
 
G

Guest

..... Try to avoid using merged cells at all!

Wendy7 said:
Sorry you are right, I meant columns C and D -

While I was trying to answer what the formula was - I found the issue....

I have two merged cells at the start of the report - and if I have the
formula at ($C1) then it pushes the format down 1 row from where it should
be. (If I have two merged cells and the equation starts at $C1 it pushes the
format down 2 rows from where it should be, etc...) However if I have 1
merged cell and I start the equation at $C2 then the format is where it
should be...

wow...

well thanks a lot for your time!
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G

Guest

I highlighted columns C & D and entered your formula =$C1="abc" and this
worked OK. Any row C in which I entered "abc" resulted in C & D being
coloured.

Excel 2003
 
G

Guest

normally rows are 1,2,3... and columns are A,B,C...
do you mean to columns C and D?

Whwn you have the cell which does highlight selected, what does the
conditional format "equation is" say?
 
G

Guest

Sorry you are right, I meant columns C and D -

While I was trying to answer what the formula was - I found the issue....

I have two merged cells at the start of the report - and if I have the
formula at ($C1) then it pushes the format down 1 row from where it should
be. (If I have two merged cells and the equation starts at $C1 it pushes the
format down 2 rows from where it should be, etc...) However if I have 1
merged cell and I start the equation at $C2 then the format is where it
should be...

wow...

well thanks a lot for your time!
 

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