Multiple-Test Conditional Formatting

[Guest]

Hi, everyone!

I have a spreadsheet in which one column (B) contains an item "type", e.g.
"C" or "H". In another column (G), I put a "required" sub-item. I am trying
to conditionally format the cell in column G to do the following:

If Col B = "C" and Col G is blank, make background of Col G red;
Otherwise, make background of Col G normal.

Using normal CF, I can make G's background red if Col B = "C" (formula is),
or I can make it red if Col G is blank (cell value is), but can't seem to
find the trick of combining the two different condition types with an "AND".

I've looked through over a dozen posts here as well as checked out Debra
Dangleish's site and cpearson.com. Can't find anything similar.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
BruceS

 

[Ragdyer]

Try this:

Select G1, then,

Formula is,
=AND(B1="C",G1="")

Copy down as needed.

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

Bruce,

Select the cells in G2. This CF formula is for where the active (white)
cell of your selection is G2:

=AND(B2="C", G2="")

 

[Guest]

try =and(B1="C",G1="")
I often have to reenter the conditional formating section a couple of times
cause Excel tries to correct what I say and I have to get rid of Quote marks
or absolute references. (Of course I do make enough mistakes, that some of
the reentries are because I wrote it wrong.)

 

[Guest]

Thanks, guys!! Worked great.
BruceS