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Conditional formatting for entire row based on data in one cell
I need all cells in a row to highlight a certain color if the data in one cell contains a specific word. What I specifically want is for an entire row to turn grey if the status cell contains th...
Hello
Assuming that D is the column containing the status cells, and you wish to apply conditional formatting to rows 1:50, here are the steps:
1. Select any cell in row 1
2. Go to 'Conditional Formatting>New Rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to format'
3. In the formula field paste =$D1="Shipped", set the required format and click 'OK'
4. Go to 'Conditional Formatting>Manage Rules' and locate the rule you have just created
5. In the field 'Applies to' paste '=$1:$50', or just select the required rows, starting from row 1, then click 'OK'.
If you type the word 'SHIPPED' in any cell of the column D (rows 1 to 50), the entire row will be conditionally formatted
Hope this helps
Yury
Hi sergei,
How can I make the cells in column I become colored only if they have no date value in them+ there is a text in column E in the same row?
How can I make the cells in column I become colored only if they have no date value in them+ there is a text in column E in the same row?
1) unmerge cells in column I
2) apply to it conditional formatting rule with formula like
=($I2="")*(LEN($E2)>0)assuming your range starts from the cell I2
