3-mo calendar - starting on a particular date

[nmlynch]

Hello,

I need to create a 3-mo calendar (Sun-Sat) that other people can use.  The purpose is to show critical deadlines in those 3 months starting on the day the project is initiated.  Specifically, the calendar needs to populate 78 days from the first day.  So...Day 1 is, say, May 25, 2022.  Then - the calendar needs to highlight a key window between 28 days and 42 days after May 25.  Then the calendar needs to highlight a final day for completion - 78 days after Day 1.  Someone should be able to type in a date (May 25, 2022) into a cell - and then have the whole 3-mo calendar (not inclusive of that cell) populate with the info above, starting with Day 1.  It should be super easy for the person who needs to use it.

I've read and watched material online and, unfortunately, not finding good direction.  Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Nancy

[#2]

Here's a pic of my idea.

[#3]

@nmlynch 

Could you attach a sample workbook (without sensitive data), or if that is not possible, make it available through OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox or similar? Thanks in advance.

[#4]

@Hans Vogelaar  Sure!  Attached.

[#5 · Accepted solution]

@nmlynch 

Please test carefully.

[#6]

WOW! You are AMAZING! I am still testing - and had to tweak something (my secondary date calculations were pulling from Today() instead of anchoring off the Day One cell) to get the 2 windows to highlight correctly. But other than that, this appears to be working perfectly. But...I will test more...and will have others do the same.

Thank you - so very very much!

[#7]

@Hans Vogelaar 

Can I ask one follow-up question? I've changed some of the colors, etc. - nothing major. I also added a new tab to calculate the actual 2nd-stage window when the actual date of the 1st-stage is known. In each tab, I notice that the conditional formatting for the 2nd-stage window highlights empty cells if the window involves 2 months - cells that correspond to dates from the previous month above it. The 1st-stage window highlights only the active dates for the full two weeks - none of the inactive cells in the 2nd month. In looking at the conditional formatting, I can't figure out how to make this stop. Any thoughts?

Thank you again - I'm just blown away. You have no idea how helpful this is.

[#8]

@nmlynch 

Thanks, that's my fault. I created a rule for dates before the start of the 4th month, but forgot to specify No Color as fill color.

See the attached version.

[#9]

@Hans Vogelaar 

This works quite well!!  Do I dare ask one more question?  I want to highlight in dark blue the close date of the 1st window.  That's no problem - I added that rule.  However I run into the same problem - the date in the prior month is highlighted in addition to the date in the appropriate month.  I've tried different versions of conditional formatting based on your reply above and also tried to replicate the red cell for the 2nd-stage window close.  No such luck.  Attaching again - asking if you might look one more time.  I'm grateful for your expert help. 

[#10]

@nmlynch 

This has to do with the order of the rules in the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager dialog. The rules are evaluated from top to bottom.

The rules that specify "No Color" for cells before the start and after the end of the month should be evaluated first.

You can use the button indicated in the screenshot to move the rule for the close date down.

Result:

Remark: the rule should apply to D6:J11 too.

[#11]

@Hans Vogelaar  Thank you!  It took me a bit, but I finally figured it out.  It now works beautifully.  Thank you for all your help.