how can I conditionally format a cell based on the value in a diff

[aquigley]

How can I conditionally format a cell based on the value in a different cell.

I have two columns of information. None of the information in the cells I am
trying to format is numeric. I am trying to track names to loans that are
with the company. If they wrote outside, I need to keep track of which other
company it was written with.

The First column currently has a conditional format to highlight the cell if
the value is = "Home". The other values that are entered are variations of
"Outside". I have to keep the variations as they are, in order to track which
loans went with which other company.

The second column has the borrowers name. I need this column to highlight
the cells if the loan was written outside.

So if the cell is highlighted in column A, it should not be highlighted in
the column B.
And Vice versa.

 

[Conan Kelly]

aquigley,

When you say:

The other values that are entered are variations of
"Outside".

That means what exactly? Do they all start with the word "Outside"?

If so, you could do something like this:

(Assuming conditional formatting data is in B2:B25)
1. Select the data (B2:B25)
2. Open Conditional Formatting (Format>Conditional Fomatting...)
3. Change the "Cell Value Is" drop down box to "Formula Is"
4. Enter this formula (w/o the qotes): "=left(B2,7)="Outside""
5. Set formatting properties to your desire.

If "variations of 'Outside'" is something different than my assumption, let
me know and we can adjust it to get it to work.

HTH,

Conan

 

[FSt1]

hi
basically you set up a true/false situation.
if formula is....=IF(A1="home",0,1)
0 = false, 1 = true

regards
FSt1

 

[Bernard Liengme]

If I select D110 and use Condition Formatting with:
Formula Is; K4>10 ---> green pattern
Then cells D1 to D10 will turn green when corresponding cells in range K4 to
K 13 have a value > 10
Any help?
best wishes

 

[aquigley]

Conan,

The variations of 'Outside' are acronyms of the other companies names.
So the only constant in the column is 'Home'.

Also it's a live list, I add information to it everyday, will that be a
problem if I highlight just the cells that currently have data? So far the
conditional formatting has been applied to new information because I "insert
copied cells" in stead of just pasting.

Thanks!

AQuigley

 

[aquigley]

I tried that formula exactly and nothing was formatted.

 

[FSt1]

hi
it worked for me.

sorry
FSt1

I tried that formula exactly and nothing was formatted.

 

[Conan Kelly]

aquigley,

Try this:

Follow my directions from my previous post (below), but chang:

=left(B2,7)="Outside"

to:

=A2<>"Home"

I think that will accomplish your desired results.

Let me know,

conan

 

[aquigley]

Perfect. Thanks!

aquigley,

Try this:

Follow my directions from my previous post (below), but chang:

=left(B2,7)="Outside"

to:

=A2<>"Home"

I think that will accomplish your desired results.

Let me know,

conan

 

[Conan Kelly]

no problem......any time!!!

Perfect. Thanks!

 

[JulesB]

Hi Folks,

Wondering if you could help me out. I'm trying to do something similar, I
think.

I've got an Excel spreadsheet that has several columns of Yes/No Data (E, F,
and G). Basically, if the answers in F and G are both no, and the answer in
E is Yes, I want the formatting of the E cell to be different. How would I
change the function described earlier, or can I to do what I'm trying to do?

Any help would be awesome!
Thanks,

Jules

 

[David Biddulph]

CF/ Formula Is/
=AND(E2="Yes",F2="No",G2="No")

 

[JulesB]

Thank you! That totally worked!

Jules

CF/ Formula Is/
=AND(E2="Yes",F2="No",G2="No")

 

[JulesB]

Just out of curiousity, is it possible to get that formatting to apply to the
whole row?

Just trying to highlight rows where this combination of data is present.

Thanks!

Jules

 

[David Biddulph]

Glad to hear it.
--
David Biddulph

Thank you! That totally worked!

Jules