Excel How To: Format Cells Based on Another Cell Value with Conditional Formatting
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In this video, you'll learn how to format cells in Excel based on the value of another cell. This is a great way to quickly and easily create dynamic spreadsheets.
When you want to format a cell based on the value of a different cell, for example to format a report row based on a single column’s value, you can use the conditional formatting feature to create a formatting formula. This video explores the details of formatting a cell or range based on the value in another cell.
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Although I use advanced sheets for years, the way you explained Cond. Form. makes possible to understand the concept behind the logical thinking, like a programmer. After that I made some tests on a huge sheet and I could notice a new level of control of the conditional formatting. You made simple something no one could explain so clearly before. Congratulations!
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You explained this so well, thank you for taking time to explain vs. simply sharing the formula.
Thanks for explaining this so thoroughly, yet slow enough to make sense. I can see myself watching a LOT of your videos in the near future!
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The best video on CZcams explaining the syntax behind appropriate conditional formatting, thanks for making this!
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I had been struggling to understand this topic. I looked everywhere for a solution that told me what I needed to know and didn't confuse me more than I was at the start: Your video ticked both boxes, so Thank you... Your explanation was simple and to the point, and the fact that you emphasized the importance of the active cell made everything even clearer.
Thank you for this video! I've been struggling with conditional formatting and now I know what I was doing wrong!
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Thank you so much! It solved the problem I was having at work. I used to spend lots of time highlighting rows. All of your videos are super helpful.
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Thanks! I couldn't figure out how to do this myself. The confusing part was which cell I need to reference for relative references. You explained it perfectly!
Thank you very much for this video and information! Exactly what I was looking for in working on my own projects. Well put together video and very informative.
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thank you for your explanation, i’m currently taking a college excel class. and the book just gives us formulas with out truly explaining how to do it. this helped immensely in my application of this
Spot on - Very good explanation of conditional formatting I have ever seen. Most of the problems solved
Thankyou so Much for this! Broken down perfectly! I love to know the reasons why I'm doing something not just being told what to do! I need the reason so this is perfect Thankyou!
This was excellent. Very easy to adjust for using Google Sheets for my home use as well!
Super helpful and explained well!
That was Amazing! Thank you for perfectly clear explanation!
Superb Explanation. Also I like the key explanation about locking the cells when we need to highlight complete row. Thank you So Much 💖
THANK YOU!! Excellent explanation and pace of video
Halleluia!!! Finally, I've found a video which explained the mechanism behind conditional formatting. I managed to make a formula that I needed, being a total beginner. I made a drop-down list in row B, and wanted to highlight cells in row A depending on the chosen text from the list in row B. This video has made this possible. Thank you and liked and subscribed!!!
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Explained everything really well, easy to follow, great teaching technique.
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Solved my problem. Thanks!
The example formula used for 2 conditions was helpful for me. I had no idea what was wrong but the required formula was simple and didn't need IF or true/false components.
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Great video. Can you use wildcards in your formula? I am trying to conditionally format certain cells based on one cell having data in it, but that data changes every row that I want to format and cells in between don't have data in that cell.
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Hi, what you share is great - Do you have an approach for a more complicated version of this?
Specifically if I use conditional formatting to create a 3 point color graded format based on values - is there a way I can extend this formatting across a row?
Thanks!
No problem!
Jeff thank you very much for all the time you put on this to help us understand how to use this very useful rpogram, I have a construction schedule, on the left side tasks, start date, end date and work datsy columns and on the right side weeks wolumns, cells on weeks are filled in reference to the dates on the left, can I use conditional formating for the cell results from the dates on the left columns but based on the specifc text I have on the task column, I want to use different colors for each task so people can see better in this eigth months schedule, I wish I can insert a screenshot for you to see, thank you
Great explanation. What if I want to format based on values in a list regardless of which one matches?
Awesome thank you so much! I had not realised I could use a relative row reference in that formula. I was trying to reference the whole column C:C within my formula which uhhhh doesn't work...
Very nice video, may I ask one question?
How can we protect columns dynamically while using conditional format OR Can we lock cells with conditional format dynamically with out VBA?
I appreciate the way you explain this and I'm hoping you can help me. Your formula for 'open' works with data validation as well. I'm trying to lock an entire row and I have a cell with a data validation drop down with 'open' or 'closed' as its options. If I use your same formula with data validation I will not be able to type something new in that row if the cell is 'closed' but i can still hit delete or backspace to erase the data in that row. I also can't apply the formula to cells in that row that have a different data validation drop down menu.
Do you know of a way to lock an entire low based on the contents of one cell in that row, regardless of the other formatting and data validation in the other cells?
Great explanation. It is possible to create a Formula to make a cell automatically fills-up with a specific number or text depending on the Color or Value, or Text from another cell in the same row ?
Very useful and easy to follow.
I have a question: what if instead of “open” in that cell I have a date?
How do I tell the conditional formatting that the row needs to be highlighted as long as in the C7 column there is date?
I need this as I share a doc and colleagues will go in and complete tasks, once they complete the task they enter the date in which they completed and I want to see immediately when this happens by having the rows filled in.
Thanks
Great video! I am trying to get it to recognize if a specific letter, like x is in a column at least 3 times. What could that formula look like?
why in my excel after selection of "Use a formula to determine which cells to format" what to do to have "Format values where this formula is true:" like aT 1:40mn of your video?? Thanks
Amazing m!! Looking to format a large amount of data but am struggling to figure out the best formula suitable for formatting a time scale set of data. Needs to read value of each set of data on each row by itself if this makes sense.. so Tiring 😢
Is it possible to add data to an existing Table(Calender)? I have a calender but would like to have data from a different workbook(s) automatically enter into dated cells.
Hi, how about if I want to clear values on colored cells? Not the whole row or column but just the highlighted ones. Or if I want to clear the cells based on the words on another cell? Thank you!
hi, can we do format cells based on different sheet ?
You made me looks the smartest in front of my boss..thanks too much bro
Glad I could help
I’m putting this in here for others as I fought with my formula not working for about an hour.
If you’re using true/false for highlighting it won’t work with quotes as the Boolean terms of true/false don’t need quotation marks.
Thanks for sharing your video. Now there is something I'm itching to know.
Question: Now how do you lock the formatting of the cells you entered the formula in so you can only input values?
I want to still be able to copy paste but disable ( paste format / paste formula ) and only paste values. My form has different conditional formatting formula in different cells. So once I have my form set up I don't need to change the formatting / formula and in fact I don't want to change this. So how can I protect the sheet to assure I don't accidently change or add different "conditional formatting" to the cells?
Wonderful, you helped me do something I have been trying for ages how to get a line formated when the date (in column A) is today - =$A2=TODAY()
Excellent!
Is there a way to do this but in a Pivot Table and using the source data for the conditional formatting?
This was a great help, thank you. But four of my rows didn't format while the rest did. I can't figure out why.
This is a great video. I'm using a Data Validation drop down list (Sheet 1) where I select a customer name from my database (Sheet 2). I'd like to apply this video's conditional formatting but rather than highlight the row(s) on Sheet 1 - where my data validation and vlookup formulas are located, I'd like it to back to my database (Sheet 2) and highlight the rows of the customer names, that I've selected on Sheet 1. What do I need to change/add to Excel Universities formula to accomplish this? Thank you!
Hi @davemotz1139
I've answered your question in a new video: czcams.com/video/SPF6r7M9BLQ/video.html
Hope it helps :)
Thanks
Jeff
I want data depending on cell status i have Active and Closed. So i have data in A,B and in C i have Active or Closed, So If i select Closed then data in A,B should add up and be displayed in column D, how can we do it?
Can you create a formula that takes into account only columns that contain a certain word? For example, is it possible to create a sum of the “amounts” marked as open?
Hi! I answered your question by creating a new video: czcams.com/video/6_dUUR4NT04/video.html
I hope it helps!
Thanks
Jeff
Thank you for doing this! I wonder if there is a way or if you have a video that shows overflow or surplus of items. for example I enroll students into a school I need to know how many students are in a class in the school because as they progress through our program they will end up in class c with other students. how do I show that if i can only hold 100 students in class c that there will be an oveverflow of students and how much overflow there will be without counting by hand. im enrolling 15 students in class A based off where students are I can only have 10 more students in the overflow. I know I can count that but for enrollment of the whole year when students graduate or drop I have to plan out a few months ahead. so how can I say if greater than 100 than in another cell show the overflow of 5 or whatever the value is. is this possible? thank you if you can help!
Hello
After summation of a selected range in a row I need to subtract all the red font cells from the sum.PLEASE HELP ME OUT, as it takes lots of time to select manually……..
i have a column of yes and no and i wnat to highlight all the Yes values when there is a no value after it in the column
How do I apply conditional formating to a check box where the box being checked applies the formula?
I want to do same thing but using Icon set, I get this error:
"You cannot use relative references in Conditional Formatting criteria for color scales, data bars, and icon sets."
What should I do? :(
Hi, I am struggling to apply the conditional formatting based on other cell values. Kindly help.
The case is, in one column I have qtrs. like Q-1, Q-2, Q-3 Q-4 and in other column there are branch codes and these branch codes are repetitive based on some activities. I want to highlight only those cells of branch codes column which are repetitive in that qtr. only.
Suppose if I filter out Q-1, it will show only those cells which appear more than once in Q-1 only and likewise in other qtrs.
Can you please do a video on how to highlight the whole row is only some cells are highlighted (N.B : but the cells are not common)
conditional format based on a row? or a column?
What about if the status of cell A checked, then stop conditional formatting in cell B? How can I do that?
I don't know if this channel is still active. I hope so, because this video was informative, though it does not quite match what I'm trying to do.
I am trying to auto-populate a price in one cell, based on a word in a different cell.
As an example, in C2, the word would be "new" and in C3, I would like the price to be one amount, but if the word in C2 would be "senior", then I would like the price to be a different amount.
Any help is appreciated.
I tried this referencing another cell OUTSIDE the selected range and it did not work for me. Is there a way to do that?
i want to use conditional formatting if any value changes in that cell not relative to another cell
How can I do it so that it is still a 3 point colour scale?
I want to be able to highlight a blank cell that has a formula. So my simpler second sheet is fed from the first by having a formula (eg =Sheet1!A1), but because there is a formula this does not work even though sheet1 cell A1 has no data. Help please?