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broowe17
Apr 11, 2024Copper Contributor
Change cell colour when current date is greater than one cell date and less than another cell date
Hi, I am creating a spreadsheet to provide information on sports programs throughout the year. I want to include a feature for when a program is open, a cell will fill in green. On the spreadsh...
broowe17
Apr 14, 2024Copper Contributor
Thank you I appreciate the help! If I wanted cell B3 to fill in yellow when the date is within 1 month of cell F3, how would I do that please?
NikolinoDE
Apr 15, 2024Platinum Contributor
You can modify the conditional formatting rule to check if the current date is within 1 month of the date in cell F3. Here's how you can do it:
- Select cell B3.
- Go to the "Home" tab on the Excel ribbon.
- Click on "Conditional Formatting" in the Styles group.
- Choose "New Rule" from the dropdown menu.
- In the New Formatting Rule dialog box, select "Use a formula to determine which cells to format."
- Enter the following formula in the formula box:
=AND(TODAY()>=F3, TODAY()<=EDATE(F3,1))
This formula checks if the current date (TODAY()) is greater than or equal to the date in cell F3 and less than or equal to the date in cell F3 plus 1 month using the EDATE function. 7. Click on the "Format" button to choose the formatting options. You can set the fill color to yellow or any other color you prefer.
- Click "OK" to apply the formatting.
- Click "OK" again to close the New Formatting Rule dialog box.
Now, cell B3 will fill in yellow when the date is within 1 month of the date in cell F3. You can copy this conditional formatting rule to other cells as needed.