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conditional formatting based on content of another cell
Hi all. I cannot figure out how to colour one cell based on the content of another. I have successfully formatted one cell to be red if its empty and orange if it is non empty. However, I don't ...
Select the cells that you want to format conditionally. If more than one, the top left cell should be the active cell in the selection. Note the address of this cell.
On the Home tab of the ribbon. select Conditional Formatting > New Rule...
Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.
Enter a formula that evaluates to TRUE (or a non-zero number) if the rule should be applied, and to FALSE (or 0) otherwise.
In your example, let's say A2 is the active cell in the selection.
Use the following formula:
=B2<>""
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Specify the desired color (green in your example).
Click OK, then click OK again.
Hey! You can easily do this with conditional formatting. First, select the cells in Column A that you want to format. Then go to Conditional Formatting and choose "New Rule." Select "Use a formula to determine which cells to format," and in the formula field, enter `=ISNUMBER(B1)` (adjust the row number if needed). This will check if the cell in Column B has a number (like a date) and turn the corresponding cell in Column A green. Just pick your green colour and apply. It’s a simple way to make sure Column A reflects what’s in Column B!