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Choose the Use a formula to determine which cells to format option for select a Rule Type. In the field Format values where this formula is true, use a formula to format cells as you want. Notes: This procedure will be used to pop up the New Formatting Rule window in each of the examples below.
On the Home tab, click Conditional Formatting > New Rule. In the Style box, click Classic. Under the Classic box, click to select Format only top or bottom ranked values, and change it to Use a formula to determine which cells to format. In the next box, type the formula: =C2="Y".
In Excel, from the Home tab, click Conditional Formatting > New Rule. Next, select the “ Use a formula to determine which cells to format ” option, enter your formula and apply the format of your choice. Using the earlier Dates example, here is what the formulas would be.
In the New Formatting Rule window, select Use a formula to determine which cells to format. Enter the formula in the corresponding box. Click the Format… button to choose your custom format.
Use conditional formatting in Excel to automatically highlight cells based on their content. Apply a rule or use a formula to determine which cells to format.
You can create a formula-based conditional formatting rule in four easy steps: 1. Select the cells you want to format. 2. Create a conditional formatting rule, and select the Formula option. 3. Enter a formula that returns TRUE or FALSE. 4. Set formatting options and save the rule.
Abstract. In this video, we show you how to create a conditional formatting rule that uses a formula to highlight cells that meet specific conditions not included in Excel's presets. Transcript. The most powerful and flexible way to apply Conditional Formatting is with a formula.
Manage conditional formatting rule precedence. Training: To control more precisely what cells will be formatted, you can use formulas to apply conditional formatting.
Click the Home tab. Click on the Conditional Formatting icon in the ribbon. Click on the New Rule option. This will open the New Rule dialog box. Select the option – ‘Use a formula to determine which cells to format’. Enter the below formula in the formula field. =$B2="US" Click on the Format button.
Select Use a formula to determine which cells to format, and enter the formula: =E4=”OverDue” Click on the Format button and select your desired formatting. Click OK, and then OK once again to return to the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager. Click Apply to apply the formatting to your selected range and then click Close.