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Granny_Ruth
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Apr 08, 2023
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highlight or format cells with formulas

I can't see quite this question on the forum, apologies if I've missed it! I want to format every cell in the worksheet that contains a formula. I tried to make a conditional rule for every cell con...
  • HansVogelaar's avatar
    Apr 08, 2023

    Granny_Ruth 

    Select the entire range.

    In the following I will assume that A1 is 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

     

    =ISTEXT(FORMULATEXT(A1))

     

    Click Format...
    Activate the Fill tab.
    Select a highlight color.
    Click OK, then click OK again.

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