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Conditional Formatting, comparing a cell with a formula to another cell in another sheet across row
Select the cells in column A on sheet_1 that you want to format.
I'll assume that A1 is the active cell in the selection.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, select Conditional Formatting > Manage Rules...
Delete the current rule if there is one.
Click 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.
In the box next to it, enter the formula ='sheet_2'!A1 replacing sheet_2 with the real name of that sheet.
Please note that there are no $ signs in the cell reference A1.
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Select red.
Click OK, then click OK again.
Select the cells in column A on sheet_1 that you want to format.
I'll assume that A1 is the active cell in the selection.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, select Conditional Formatting > Manage Rules...
Delete the current rule if there is one.
Click 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.
In the box next to it, enter the formula ='sheet_2'!A1 replacing sheet_2 with the real name of that sheet.
Please note that there are no $ signs in the cell reference A1.
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Select red.
Click OK, then click OK again.
HansVogelaar Thanks for your answer, however, the problem still persists. Even with removing the $ signs from the cell reference to A1 in sheet_2, it will still only reference A1 and not A2 then A3 then A4, and so on.
Check out the attached workbook - it works there!
- You are right. It does work. I just think Excel does a bad job of displaying the function. Either way, thanks for your help. 🙂
