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MegGarcia
Sep 24, 2024Copper Contributor
Conditional formatting using icon sets and relative references
Would appreciate some help, please! Column F contains current scores 1-20 Column G contains previous scores, also 1-20 I need column G to highlight whether the scores have gone up, down or s...
Sep 24, 2024
MegGarcia You can create a helper column to do this. Add a formula to a new column and just use something like =G2-F2 (then fill down). Add your conditional formatting to the new column, and set up your rule as shown in the screen shot below. Use the checkbox for "show icon only" if you don't want to see the value.
MegGarcia
Sep 30, 2024Copper Contributor
I was trying to avoid adding yet another column as the spreadsheet is already quite wide, but looks like I'm going to have to do it anyway. Thanks for your help.