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AUSTXCHICK
Jul 30, 2019Copper Contributor
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...
- Jul 30, 2019
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
SergeiBaklan
Jan 10, 2023MVP
"updated" means changing from any one value to any other one. Afraid that doesn't work. You may assign rules for predefined set of values. One rule for one value.
GMcArthur
Jan 10, 2023Copper Contributor
SergeiBaklan Okay, thanks so much for your help anyway!