Values w/conditional formatting

[Fred Timmons]

I am managing a do-not-call list with a large contact
database. How do I establish a poitive/negative match
from source data.
eg. Cell D7 value is: 212-555-1212.
The source worksheet has a list of all phone numbers in
Column A.
So, if the value of Cell D7 matches a value in source
worksheet Column A, I can conditionally format it.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Dave R.]

You can use the FORMULA IS option under conditional formatting. Use a
formula like

=COUNTIF($A$1:$A$999,B1)>0

if you're referencing another worksheet, you must use indirect

=COUNTIF(INDIRECT("Sheet1!$A$1:$A$999"),B1)>0

 

[Bob Phillips]

Use conditional formatting with a formula of
=ISNUMBER(MATCH($D$7,$A:$A,0))

and select a colour for the format.

If that source sheet is a different sheet to D7, then you will need to give
the cells in column A a workbook name and refer to that in the formula.


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HTH

RP
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[Aladin Akyurek]

Just

=MATCH($D$7,$A:$A,0)

should suffice.

 

[Bob Phillips]

I agree, but that depends upon an error always resolving as False. That is
something that doesn't seem right to me, and so I prefer not to rely upon
it.

 

[John Smith]

Thank you. How would I repeat this conditional format for
a series of cells (D7 to D500)?

 

[John Smith]

Thank you. How would I repeat this conditional format for
a series of cells (D7 to D500)?

 

[Bob Phillips]

Select all the cells D7500, and then go into CF and use a formula of

=ISNUMBER(MATCH($D7,$A:$A,0))

i.e. row relative

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HTH

RP
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