To highlight cells that are greater than a value, execute the following steps. 1. Select the range A1:A10. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Highlight Cells Rules, Greater Than. 4. Enter the value 80 and select a formatting style. 5. Click OK. Result. Excel highlights the cells […]
This example teaches you how to create a checklist in Excel. First, turn on the Developer tab. Next, you can create a checklist. To create this checklist, execute the following steps. 1. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Insert. 2. Click Check Box in the Form Controls section. 3. Draw a check […]
Sometimes multiple conditional formatting rules in Excel conflict. A higher rule always wins. This example illustrates two different results. 1. The value 95 is higher than 80 but is also the highest value (Top 1). The formats (yellow fill vs green fill and yellow text color vs green text color) conflict. A higher rule always […]
This example describes how to compare two lists using conditional formatting. For example, you may have two lists of NFL teams. To highlight the teams in the first list that are not in the second list, execute the following steps. 1. First, select the range A1:A18 and name it firstList, select the range B1:B20 and […]
This example shows you how to use conditional formatting to shade alternate rows. Shading every other row in a range makes it easier to read your data. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click New Rule. 4. Select ‘Use a formula to determine which […]
This example teaches you how to find duplicates (or triplicates) in Excel. Go here to remove duplicates. 1. Select the range A1:C10. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Highlight Cells Rules, Duplicate Values. 4. Select a formatting style and click OK. Result. Excel highlights the duplicate names. […]
If the Highlight Cells Rules, Top/Bottom Rules, Data Bars, Color Scales and Icon Sets are not sufficient, you can create a new rule. For example, highlight the codes below that occur more than once in the range A2:A10 and have a score greater than 100. 1. Select the range A2:A10. 2. On the Home tab, […]
Icon Sets in Excel make it very easy to visualize values in a range of cells. Each icon represents a range of values. To add an icon set, execute the following steps. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Icon Sets and click a […]
Color Scales in Excel make it very easy to visualize values in a range of cells. The shade of the color represents the value in the cell. To add a color scale, execute the following steps. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Color […]
Data bars in Excel make it very easy to visualize values in a range of cells. A longer bar represents a higher value. To add data bars, execute the following steps. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Data Bars and click a subtype. […]
To view all conditional formatting rules in a workbook, use the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager. You can also use this screen to create, edit and delete rules. 1. Select cell A1. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Manage Rules. The Conditional Formatting Rules Manager appears. Note: because […]
