Conditional Formatting - workdays only

[Mike]

Hi all, hope you can help. Excel 2003

I need to use conditional formatting on a cell if the date in this cell is
14 working days > Today(). I'm not sure where to place the (AI1-Workday)
part within the formula bar

=TODAY()-$AI$8>14

 

[Bob Phillips]

=$AI$8>WORKDAY(TODAY(),14)

are you sure that you mean 14 working days, not 10?

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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

 

[Mike]

Hi Bob, thanks for the quick reply back. However, I get a message as soon as
I try to save it 'You may not use references from other worksheets for
conditional fformatting criteria'

Any clues on this?
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Regards
Mike

=$AI$8>WORKDAY(TODAY(),14)

are you sure that you mean 14 working days, not 10?

--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

 

[Bob Phillips]

Oops, forgot you can't use ATP functions in CF. Try this instead

=$AI$8>TODAY()+SMALL(IF((WEEKDAY(TODAY()+(ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ABS(14)*10))),2)<6),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ABS(14)*10))),ABS(14))

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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

Hi Bob, thanks for the quick reply back. However, I get a message as soon
as
I try to save it 'You may not use references from other worksheets for
conditional fformatting criteria'

Any clues on this?

 

[T. Valko]

The WORKDAY function is part of the analysis ToolPak add-in which is another
file. That's why you get the message.

Try this:

Create a defined named formula.
Goto Insert>Name>Define
Name: WorkDate
Refers to: =WORKDAY(TODAY(),14)
OK

Then, use this formula in the conditional formatting:

=$AI$8>WorkDate


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP

Hi Bob, thanks for the quick reply back. However, I get a message as soon
as
I try to save it 'You may not use references from other worksheets for
conditional fformatting criteria'

Any clues on this?

 

[Mike]

Hi T, it seems so straight forward but I can't get this to work in the
Conditional Formatting - highlight cell in red. I have tried testing it using
a blank spreadsheet with a date >14 days old in cell A1 and created the Name
as you suggested and retryed but no luck. No errors occur which is a bonus.

Would you be able to test it again for me just to make sure

Thanks again for all your help

 

[T. Valko]

Would you be able to test it again for me just to make sure

Worked ok for me. Here' what I did:

Defined WorkDate as =WORKDAY(TODAY(),14)

Applied the conditional formatting:

Selected cell AI8
Format>Conditional Formatting
Formula Is: =$AI$8>WorkDate
Set the fill color to green (any color will do, I just like green!)

In AI8 I entered 12/31/2008 and it turned green as expected.

=WORKDAY(TODAY(),14) evaluates to 7/21/2008

So, the format is applied when AI8 > 7/21/2008 (based on today's date).

In AI8 I entered 7/20/2008 and the green format was removed.

In AI8 I entered 7/25/2008 and the green format was again applied.

 

[Mike]

Hi T, I just realised what I did wrong. I misinterpretted the formula with
regards to the dates. It's the other way round. I want the cell in AI8 to
format in Red if the date is 14 working days BEHIND(<) Todays date.

I tried modifying the WorkDate name WORKDAY(TODAY(),14) but it does not like
when I use < sign in it. I also used =$AI$8<WorkDate but does not work out.

Can you help me again - I so appreciate your help in me learning Excel

 

[T. Valko]

Use:

WorkDate = WORKDAY(TODAY(),-14)

And:

=$AI$8<WorkDate

 

[Mike]

Hi Biff, that works great thanks! I've noticed however that when I apply
this formula/formatting to other cells below which do not have yet dates
inserted into them, they automatically show up in Red formatting ( which
suggest the formula is working). However, this causes confusion during
monitoring of the spreadsheet.
Therefore, can I add a IF statement in here to say "If the cell is blank, do
not format the cell in Red but leave unformatted".

Is this possible?, your help to me is most grateful

 

[T. Valko]

Try this:

=AND($AI$8<>"",$AI$8<WorkDate)