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Here are the steps to highlight every alternate row in Excel: Select the data set (B4:D15 in this case). Open the Conditional Formatting dialogue box (Home–> Conditional Formatting–> New Rule) [Keyboard Shortcut – Alt + O + D]. In the dialogue box, click on “ Use a Formula to determine which cells to format ” option.
- 7 min
- Download The Excel File
- Format An Entire Row Based on A Cell Value
- Setting Up The Conditional Formatting
- Conditional Formatting Rule
- Using Other Comparison Operators
- Conclusion
If you'd like to download the same file that I use in the video so you can see how it works firsthand, here it is:
Sometimes our spreadsheets can be overwhelming to our readers. Especially when you have a large sheet of data with a lot of rows and columns. The reader needs to see all the data, but we also want to draw attention to some rows based on a condition. In this week’s post, I answer a question from Dawna, a member of one of our training programs. She w...
The video above walks through these steps in more detail: 1. Start by deciding which column contains the data you want to be the basis of the conditional formatting. In my example, that would be the Month column (Column E). 2. Select the cell in the first row for that column in the table. In my case, that would be E6. 3. On the Home tab of the Ribb...
Once you hit OK, you will be taken back to the Conditional Formatting Rules Managerwindow. Here you will see the rule that you just created. You can click on Apply, but at this point the rule will only be applied to cell E6 because that is the cell you started from and it is what's listed in the Applies tofield. We want to extend this rule to the w...
The rule that you create doesn't always have to set a value equal to (=) another value. You can change the format for rows that are 1. less than (<), 2. less than or equal to (<=), 3. greater than (>), 4. greater than or equal to (>=), 5. or not equal to (<>) any specific value. And it doesn't have to be a number. It can be text, dates, or other da...
I hope this is helpful to you. If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comments. You can also leave any suggestions or recommendationsyou might have on the topic. Thank you!
Mar 18, 2023 · Only the column is locked in reference with a dollar sign, not the row. So the formula goes row by row checking the cells starting from row 3 as mentioned in the formula. While the formula searches row by row, it checks only column C as we have entered column C as an absolute reference. When the formula finds "Eggs" in column C, it highlights ...
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Jun 23, 2017 · First, setup your conditional formating on the first cell. Click on your first cell. Go in Conditional formating -> New rule. In the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager, click New Rule... Click Use a formula to determine which cells to format. Enter the condition for the formatting under Format values where this formula is true :
Jun 30, 2022 · Select the range you want to apply formatting to. In the Ribbon, select Home > Conditional Formatting > New Rule. Select Use a formula to determine which cells to format, and enter the formula: =E4=”OverDue”. Click on the Format button and select your desired formatting. Click OK, and then OK once again to return to the Conditional ...
The function you're looking for is SUMIF(). You can read about it here. The complete formula you need is: =SUMIF(B28:B30,"Others",C28:C30) answered Jun 1, 2015 at 18:11. Amit. 46.3k 9 81 113. + for taking the time to include the support.office.com link. – user4039065. Jun 1, 2015 at 18:12.
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When you use a formula to apply conditional formatting, the formula is evaluated relative to the active cell in the selection at the time the rule is created. In this case, the address of the active cell (B5) is used for the row (5) and entered as a mixed address , with column D locked and the row...
