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Highlighting a part of a row based on 1 cell
Hi all, I know that you can't create a checklist in excel online so I'm trying this as an alternative.
I'd like to highlight columns H to L if the cell in column I contains Y (or YES if needed). Can you help with the exact formula and what cells I need to highlight please?
If I need to highlight the whole row instead then I'm happy to do that as an alternative.
Sorry, I didn't notice that you specified Excel for Web.
Select Formula from the Rule Type drop-down.
Select H7:L16.
The active cell in the selection should be in row 7 (for example H7).
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=LEFT($I7) = "Y"
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Select a highlight color.
Click OK, then click OK again.HansVogelaar Thank you for your help. One snag though, there's no 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format' option, it only comes up with this
Sorry, I didn't notice that you specified Excel for Web.
Select Formula from the Rule Type drop-down.
