Conditional Formatting of Full Row Based on Data in One Cell Troubleshooting

[MaxH]

Hey all!

I'm building a basic spreadsheet where I want the full row to be formatted based on a single cell. I can get the cell itself to format with the formula I'm using, but once I try to "Apply to" the range "=$1:$50", it fills almost every row with the conditional formatting, including rows for which the data in the chosen column doesn't fit the formula.

I put screenshots below

Any suggestions?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@MaxH 

Change the formula to

=AND($E1>0, $E1<TODAY()+30)

[#3]

@HansVogelaar 

When I make that change, this is what happens:

[#4]

@MaxH 

Why did you use $E1>TODAY()+30 instead of $E1<TODAY()+30 ?

[#5]

@HansVogelaar 

Sorry about that, my mistake. 

When I enter "=AND($E1>0, $E1<TODAY()+30)", this is what happens:

[#6]

@MaxH 

That is what you asked for. If you want something else, please explain.

[#7]

@HansVogelaar 

In the above photo, the row starting with the word "Shucked" is highlighted even though it doesn't fit the criteria of "=AND($E1>0, $E1<TODAY()+30)"

[#8]

@MaxH 

E5 contains 14-Jan-23. That is >0 and <13-Dec-23 (TODAY()+30).

So I don't understand your remark.

[#9]

@HansVogelaar 

It's possible that I don't understand the formula, but these screenshots are from 1-Nov-23 meaning (TODAY()+30) should equal 1-Dec-23. If this is true, the only row that should be highlighted is Row 4 because E4 contains the date 18-Nov-23 which is >0 and <1-Dec-23 (TODAY()+30). However, Row 5 is also highlighted even though E5 contains 14-Jan-23 which is not <1-Dec-23 (TODAY()+30).

[#10]

@MaxH 

But 14 January 2023 is definitely before 1 December 2023. It's not 14 January 2024 !!!

[#11]

@HansVogelaar 

Oh my gosh, I just noticed. I'm so sorry. Thank you for repeatedly trying to point that out to me and thank you for your help!