I've applied conditional formatting to all cells in a table so that those with a character length of 3 are highlighted in yellow.
How can I select all highlighted cells at once? I can't search for yellow cells, and Go To Special > Conditional formats highlights all cells with conditional formatting applied, not just those that are highlighted (i.e., where the condition is TRUE).
You cannot use colour as a selection attribute, whether it is set manually or by conditional formatting (you might get this done using VBA).
Best way is to use the same conditions you have entered for defining the conditional formatting.
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Hi I am using the formula =MATCH(A1,B:B,0)>0 with conditional formatting to highlight a match in a cell but from a different sheet. Any suggestions as to how I highlight the full row and not just one cell please?
When you set up your conditional formatting rule look at the "applies to" entry. in the table. See the area highlighted in yellow below. Make sure that includes the entire range of cells you want to highlight, not just one column. If your rows span columns A-F, you may want something like $A$2:$F$500.
How to change one cell fill color based on the text of the previous cell.
I know that I need to use conditional formatting along with using a formula to determine which cell to format, but I just can't figure out what formula to use.
Depends on the condition, you can use Conditional Formatting on the Home Tab and set a rule
under Use a formula to determine which cells to format there you can specify if for example =A1>5 Format it to Fill Green then select to what cells you want this rule to be applied.
You can find more information here: How to create rules with Conditional Formatting.
Is it possible to use conditional formatting to color a cell if the colors of two other cells match each other?
There is no formula that can read what color a cell is. Color is not data. don't use cell fill as metadata. Instead, use conditional formatting with logic that can be applied further down the calculation chain.
So, instead of coloring cells yellow manually and then trying to figure out a way to sum all cells where the next one over is yellow, use conditional formatting to set the cell yellow based on a status or value in another, corresponding cell. Then you can use that status or value in the corresponding cell to determine if the cell should be included in a further calculation like a conditional sum.
Is there a way we can apply conditional formatting to individual cells within excel to ensure that if it contains data, it will be formatted?
For example, if data is added to any cell, that cell alone will be highlighted in yellow.
you can use conditional formatting with "No Blanks"
it will give you desired result
Can you apply conditional formatting comparing multiple criteria (e.g. two pivot table columns)?
I have a PivotTable in Excel 2013 that compares variable percentage rates and their corresponding values. I want to apply conditional formatting to the PivotTable by highlighting each cell that is greater than the adjacent percentage rate in red, and less than in green. My goal is to apply the formatting to all cells in the column so that I can apply filters.
Below is an example of what I am trying to accomplish:
Select the column to be highlighted and HOME > Styles - Conditional Formatting, New Rule..., Use a formula to determine which cells to format and Format values where this formula is true:
=G1>F1 with red colour
=G1<F1 with green colour
leaves equal values without highlighting. If bothered by highlighting of column label or other cells, select a cell without formatting and Copy, Paste Special, Formats over the top of those.