Conditional Formatting for different cell values each row

[sanjurk]

Hi,

I need to prepare a table where I will be entering the dates of employee leave.

I need to prepare a sheet in such a way that whenever I enter the From and To date, it should colour the cells accordingly as per the date mentioned above. I have attached a screen shot of the sheet.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@sanjurk 

Select the range that you want to format (E3:NE8).

I will assume that E3 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

=AND(E$2>=$C3,E$2<=$D3)

Click Format...

Activate the Fill tab.

Select a highlight color.

Click OK, then click OK again.

[#3]

Thanks @Hans Vogelaar 

That worked like a charm. I am still trying to figure out what does the formula convey. Is there any way you could explain , how does that formula work.

[#4]

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@Hans Vogelaar 

Could you also let me know, if I want to add text to these Coloured Cells, what should I enter. Like for the coloured cells, I want to add "AL" - which means Annual Leave

[#5]

@sanjurk 

The formula =AND(E$2>=$C3,E$2<=$D3) is for cell E3 (the active cell in the selection). Excel will automatically adjust it for the other cells in the selection.

E$2 is the cell in the same column in row 2. This is the date you want to look at.

$C3 is the cell in the same row in column C: the Date From.

$D3 is the cell in the same row in column D: the Date To.

The formula returns TRUE if the date in E$2 is on or after the Date From, and also on or before the Date To, and FALSE otherwise.

[#6]

@sanjurk 

Will those cells contain other data?

If so, will at always be a number? Or could it be text?

[#7]

@Hans Vogelaar- The cell is as shown in the picture.

The cells are blank, when I enter the dates To and From - it will display it with the colour and mention a text as "AL"

[#8]

@sanjurk 

Enter the following formula in E3:

=IF(AND(E$2>=$C3,E$2<=$D3),"AL","")

Fill or copy down, then to the right.

[#9]

@Hans Vogelaar 

I tried it out, but it doesnt work.

I inserted the earlier one and the new one as two different formulas and still doesnt work. 

[#10]

@sanjurk 

Could you attach a sample workbook without sensitive information? Thanks in advance.