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Jun 30, 2022
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Query related to Conditional Formatting

Hello Everyone, 

 

I have applied, SUBTOTAL command

like - 

.

I want to highlight Subtotal which is greater than zero with the help of Conditional Formatting ?

 

Please help...

 

Here is a attached file..

  • Excel 

    Select A2:E51 if you want to highlight columns A to E, or E2:E51 if you just want to highlight column E

    The active cell in the selection should be in row 2.

    On the Home tab of the ribbon, select Conditional Formatting > New Rule...

    Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.

    Enter the formula

    =AND(ISNUMBER(FIND("Total",$A2)),$E2>0)

    Click Format...

    Activate the Fill tab.

    Select a color.

    Click OK, then click OK again.

     

    If you have a recent version of Excel, you can also use

    =AND(ISNUMBER(FIND("SUBTOTAL",FORMULATEXT($E2))),$E2>0)

  • Excel 

    Select A2:E51 if you want to highlight columns A to E, or E2:E51 if you just want to highlight column E

    The active cell in the selection should be in row 2.

    On the Home tab of the ribbon, select Conditional Formatting > New Rule...

    Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.

    Enter the formula

    =AND(ISNUMBER(FIND("Total",$A2)),$E2>0)

    Click Format...

    Activate the Fill tab.

    Select a color.

    Click OK, then click OK again.

     

    If you have a recent version of Excel, you can also use

    =AND(ISNUMBER(FIND("SUBTOTAL",FORMULATEXT($E2))),$E2>0)

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