Conditional Formatting Error - selecting partial text, highlighting wrong rows (at random)

Copper Contributor

Hi All, 

 

I downloaded a report into CSV for various properties. I wanted to highlight entire row if the property name contained a partial text. However, it's highlighting rows EXCEPT the ones I want, and quite frankly, it appears random. Here are the steps I have taken

 

1. make my selection (columns A-K, Rows 2-47)

2. Conditional Formatting > New Rule...

3.  "Use a formula to determine which cells to format"

4.  =SEARCH("Ridgestone",E2), Format... > fill (Yellow Highlight)

3 Replies

@domdel 

Is this what you want to do?

conditional formatting.JPG

Yes, what was the issue? did I have to change the data from General to Text?

@domdel 

=SEARCH("Ridgestone",$E1)
=$A$1:$K$46

Now the rule for conditional formatting and the "applies to" range both start in row1.

 

Before the rule for conditional formatting started in row 2.

=SEARCH("Ridgestone",$E2)

The "applies to" range didn't change and therefore the formatting was shifted by 1 row.