Fill both cells if one cell has a negative amount

[GWC]

If the cell in COL J contains a negative value, how do I add a yellow fill to both cells on that row?

Here's a portion of my spreadsheet:

COL J COL L
-1398.88 3569.94
7022.00 75.95

-5051.24 5165.80
834.82 282.40
17991.89 809.63

-114.02 138.73
-1.16 19.81
45.72 0.00
35.22 19.81
45.65 19.81
335.61 396.39
712.66 19.34
576.78 69.21

-127.36 607.36
1715.71 125.66

(For example, in row 1, cells J1 and L1 would have yellow fill).

 

[GS]

GWC formulated on Sunday :

If the cell in COL J contains a negative value, how do I add a yellow fill to
both cells on that row?

Here's a portion of my spreadsheet:

COL J COL L
-1398.88 3569.94
7022.00 75.95

-5051.24 5165.80
834.82 282.40
17991.89 809.63

-114.02 138.73
-1.16 19.81
45.72 0.00
35.22 19.81
45.65 19.81
335.61 396.39
712.66 19.34
576.78 69.21

-127.36 607.36
1715.71 125.66

(For example, in row 1, cells J1 and L1 would have yellow fill).

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[Ben McClave]

Hello,

An easier solution is to use a formula with conditional formatting. To highlight both cells of the same row where a value in column J is negative, select columns J and L (or any other columns you wish) and use this conditional formatting formula:

=$J1<0