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GeorgieAnne
Aug 30, 2025Iron Contributor
Applying a Border via Conditional Formatting
Hello All Excelers, On a worksheet in Column A I have a set of names, in Column B have a set of dates, and in Column C I have a set of values. The values in Column C have some Conditional Forma...
SoaebRathod
Sep 01, 2025MCT
GeorgieAnne , Great question, and yes, you can absolutely extend the conditional formatting to Columns A and B based on the values in Column C.
Here's how to do it:
- Select the range you want to apply the formatting to—e.g., A2:B100 (adjust as needed).
- Go to Home > Conditional Formatting > New Rule.
- Choose “Use a formula to determine which cells to format.”
- Enter a formula like this: =RANK($C2,$C$2:$C$100)<=3
- This checks if the value in Column C is among the top 3.
- Click Format, set the border to red and fill color to blue, then click OK.
This will apply the same formatting to Columns A and B for the rows where Column C has one of the top 3 values.
Let me know if you’d like help adapting this to dynamic ranges or using named ranges!