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How do I make excel change the colour of a cell depending on a different cells date?
Hi, How do I make excel change the colour of a cell depending on a different cells date? Turn A2 red if - E2 cell is smaller than todays date Turn A2 yellow with red outline if - E2 ce...
Let's say you want to highlight a row if column F contains "Closed".
Use the formula
=$F2="Closed"
If you want something different, please provide more detailed information.
Select A8:A100 (or as far down as you want).
A8 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
=D8="Closed"
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Select a highlight color.
Click OK, then click OK again.
Repeat these steps, but with the formula
=D8="Open"
and another color.
