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Date Checking custom rules
Select A3:G100 or however far down you want.
The active cell in the selection should be in row 3, for example A3.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, click Conditional Formatting > New Rule...
Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.
Enter the formula
=$C3<>""
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Select red as highlight color.
Click OK, then click OK again.
Repeat these steps, but with
=$C3>=TODAY()+4
and orange (amber) as color.
Repeat them again, but with
=$C3>=TODAY()+10
and yellow as color.
Finally, repeat them with
=$H3<>""
and green.
Next, select C3:C100 or as far down as you want. C3 should be the active cell in the selection.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, click Conditional Formatting > New Rule...
Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.
Enter the formula
=AND($C3="",$H4<>"")
Click Format...
Select pink as highlight color.
Click OK, then click OK again.
