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Change cell colour when a set value is reached
Will the user enter a value in that cell, or is the value the result of a formula?
HansVogelaar Hello, How to change the value of the cell if the value is being inserted by the user in the cell?
The conditional formatting should still work if the user enters the value.
You'd have a problem if they populate the cell by copying and pasting a cell from elsewhere.
- thanks Hans, It would be the result of a formula and not normally changed
You might use conditional formatting:
Select the cell (or cells) that you want to format.
Set the fill color to green (this will be the default).
On the Home tab of the ribbon, select Conditional Formatting > New Rule...
Select 'Format only cells that contain'.
Leave the first drop-down set to 'Cell Value'.
Select 'greater than or equal to' from the second drop-down.
Enter 400 in the box next to it.
Select Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Select red.
Click OK, then click OK again.
hi i wish to do something similar,
but i would like the formatting to highlight the cell in either green if it is equal to or greater than the number in the cell above it, or Amber if it is lower. but how do i get it to use the cell instead of a fixed figure please?
