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Monica Bossert
Aug 18, 2017Brass Contributor
Conditional Formatting - Column A contains #, Column B contains a formula, formatted as a #
Hello, My column A has numbers, but my column B has a formula, and the column is formatted as number. It isn't working for me when I try and use conditional formatting to highlight the numbers in...
SergeiBaklan
Aug 18, 2017Diamond Contributor
Monica, use
=($A2<>$B2)
Otherwise you always compare A2 and B2, for any cell to which the rule is applied
- Monica BossertAug 18, 2017Brass ContributorWhy did it work when I used the format painter?
- SergeiBaklanAug 18, 2017Diamond Contributor
What do you mean it works? - last cell in your sample is highlighted or not?
- Monica BossertAug 18, 2017Brass ContributorThe last cell is not highlighted