Format row using date

[Carolina Girl]

Help!!! I think this can be done but I’m not sure how to do it… I need to
highlight an entire row basted on a date in the first column. I will
explain…. Column A has dates starting with 7/6/09 I have information in
columns “B-AE†if the date in “A†falls into this week (changing each week)
A-AE will highlight in orange… Can this be done as a conditional format or a
VBA? Any help would be great….

 

[Mike H]

Hi,

Select the entire row and apply the folowing conditional format formula

=AND(WEEKNUM(A1)=WEEKNUM(NOW()),YEAR(A1)=YEAR(NOW()))

Mike

 

[Carolina Girl]

Mike

Thanks for the fast response. But my understanding is that WEEKNUM will not
work in 2003. Do you happen to have another suggestion??? I should also
mention that my list of dates are weeks ie 7/6, 7/13,7/20…. If today is 7/15
I need Cells A-E highlighted under for week of 7/13. Do you have any other
suggestions? Thanks again

 

[Pete_UK]

If WEEKNUM does not work in your version of XL2003 it is because you
need to install the Analysis tool-pack. Check out XL Help on WEEKNUM
for further details.

However, I don't think it will work if your data is in the form 7/6,
7/13 etc. I don't understand this format - can you elaborate?

Pete

 

[Carolina Girl]

Thanks Pete... My only question would be is if someone else opens this
spreadsheet and has not installed the Analysis tool-pack would they be able
to see the conditional format formula work. The reason I ask is I am building
this for another manager at my office. As for the 7/6 date I just have it
formatted with the Format cells - date- 3/14 should this be formatted in a
different way? Thanks again for all the help

 

[Pete_UK]

Ah, right !! So 7/6 means 6th July, 7/13 is 13th July ? And you are
not showing the year ?

Yes, you are right in that if the file is used on a PC where the ATP
is not installed then that user will get the errors you mentioned
earlier. I usually avoid using ATP functions and other add-ins for
this very reason, as you can't ensure that users will have the ATP
installed.

Possible ways around this:

a. include a UDF which gives you the week number (disadvantages: your
users will have to enable macros when they start with the file, and if
they don't then they will see errors),

b. use a different formula which calculates week number by using only
the standard Excel functions.

Hope this helps.

Pete