Conditional Formatting

[3Pinter]

Hi,

I hope this is the correct place to ask my question...

What I want is to create a 'conditional formatting' of two colums.

Example:
1|..a..|..b..|
2|..2..|..5..|
3|..5..|..5..|
4|..5..|..6..|

So colum b is the result of some formulas. Colum a should be 'tested
like this:
IF b > a then a should be red. Unique for each row.

So I used conditional format for each single row:
="$B$2 > $A$2"

But is it possible to create a single formula to check if the value o
colum b is bigger than colum a, checking each row indepedant?

Something like "$B$x > $A$x" where x is the variable.

So my example would be:
2: red
3: nothing
4: nothing


Hope it's clear,

3Pinte

 

[Dav]

Excel sometimes feels the need to add the " around the formula, loos
them then if you loose the dollars infront of the numbers and the
ciopy the formula down the column it should work

so =$b2>$a2 should work and be copied down

Regards

Da

 

[3Pinter]

Copying a cell with conditional formatting doesn't work because th
conditional formatting isn't seen as 'constant'. So I won't change t
$b$3>$a$3 ... $b$4>$a$4 etc.etc.

Another solution maybe?

I've included a test file which better explains my problem.

3Pinte

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[Morrigan]

I believe Dav's formula should work if you copy and past
special(formats)

 

[Guest]

3Pinter,
Dav was correct
$b3>$a3 in your first cell of formattting ( NOT $b$3>$a$3... watch the
$$$$ )
then copy that cell
Paste Special ( Edit>Paste Special) Then select> Format
Another way click on the formatted cell, double-click on your Format Painter
( paintbrush-icon) every cell you click on or scroll over now receives that
format.