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CONDITIONAL FORMATTING USING IF FORMULA
I am wanting to issue a conditional format for a cell to change from either positive or negative based on whether or not another cell is blank. I was able to come up with a formula that yielded the results i wanted however i would rather not have to add another column for the formula and just make it a condition that would automatically apply. This is the formula i came up with and an example of what I am doing like i said ideally what is reflected in "d" would automatically condition in "c". On another note i am also trying to apply this condition not only in excel but to a google sheet as well.
=IF(ISBLANK(B4)=TRUE,C4*-1,C4*1)
| ORDER | PRO NUMBER | TOTAL$ | |
| bob | OUT | $5,214.25 | $ 5,214.25 |
| bob | $5,614.40 | $ (5,614.40) | |
| bob | $529.75 | $ (529.75) | |
| bob | $32,000.00 | $ (32,000.00) | |
| bob | OUT | $193.64 | $ 193.64 |
| bob | OUT | $3,956.15 | $ 3,956.15 |
| bob | OUT | $620.50 | $ 620.50 |
| bob | |||
| bob | OUT | $247.50 | $ 247.50 |
| bob | $396.50 | $ (396.50) | |
| bob | OUT | $6,051.50 | $ 6,051.50 |
| bob | OUT | $19,889.37 | $ 19,889.37 |
| $ 36,172.91 |
3 Replies
If that's about automatic conversion of numbers like $5,614.40 into ($5,614.40) if the cell to the left is empty - afraid that's only with VBA programming.
Hi
If I understand properly, You need a conditional formatting in Column D (or maybe C) that popsup if the Value i is Negative: If so:
Select the cells in Column D (or C depending on where you want the formatting)
Click on the down arrow of Conditional Formatting >> Highlight Cell Rule >> Less than >> Type 0
Select the Format from the drop list (or custom format)
On the other hand, Your IF function can be more simple, as follows:
=IF(B4="",-C4,C4)
Hope that helps
Nabil Mourad
