I need a formula that will generate a flag. Basically Column A would have a specific date. I need the next column to generate a flag if the current date is 45 days after the original (A).
I'm not sure how to type in the formula.
I think what you want to utilize is an if statement with the TODAY() function.
Here's an example of how to accomplish what you're looking for. I added some conditional formatting to help color code the result.
I would suggest that you use conditional formatting to get this result.
Highlight the cell (or range of cells) that you want to be flagged if the trigger point is hit and click "Conditional formatting" -> "New Rule".
From the new window that opened, select the bottom option that should be "Use a formula to determine which cells to format".
In the box in the bottom half of the "New Formatting Rule" window, type the following:
=(Today()-A1)>45
Note: A1 should be the first cell in the range you selected to check (the dates) and 45 is the number of days from today you want to be the flag.
Then click the "Format" button to apply what ever kind of flag you want.
In the above example, the cell will be filled red and text will be set to white. This would be a good conditional formatting rule to apply to the actual date range so that the date itself is flagged.
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I am trying to right rules for a spread sheet containing the NFL season. I have it set up so that I have a week in one column. At the bottom I have a cell for selecting the one team I am picking that week. When that cell is empty, I want nothing to happen to weeks 2-17. When I put a team name in that cell, I want that team name to change color with a line through it for weeks 2-17.
So far I can make the rule for the last part but when I leave the cell blank, week 2-17 all change color with a line through it. I can't figure out how to get the blank cell to trigger no action
Any time I tried formulas with =ISBLANK($B$50) in it I was unable to trigger the rule as nothing I added to it from what I seen from googling/youtubing it worked. The only conditional format I have that works is Format only cells that contain =$B$50 which applies to =$C$2:$R$48
Keep in mind I am slightly above beginner with excel formulas/rules
If the cells change their format to something with a line through it, this is either a conditional format or the regular format of the cells. In either case, remove that format.
Then select the cells that you want to format and create a new conditional format with a rule that uses a formula. In the animated screenshot I am formatting the cells from D3 to F7. Select D3 to F7 and make sure D3 is the active cell. Then use the formula
=D3=$B$7
and set a format. Note how the reference to the cell to format does not have $ signs, but the cell where the comparison value is entered DOES have $signs.
If the cell B7 is blank, no conditional format will be applied, just the regular cell format will show.
Here is a screenshot of the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager.
I'd like to create a rule that writes "100%" in column A whenever I write "end" in column B.
So it would be something like this:
[] X
100% end
[] Y
The brackets represent an empty cell.
I've tried:
IF(B1:B3="end",100%,"")
but I would like to leave the cells on column A empty, with no data or formulas, if the respective cell in column B doesn't contain "end".
So I've thought about adding a new rule with conditional formatting but it's not working. Any solutions?
Can be achieved with CF but rather nastily. You would need to fill ColumnA first, say with 1s - but can be hidden by (standard) formatting the text to match the background colour (ie usually white).
Then clear any CF from and select ColumnA, HOME > Styles - Conditional Formatting, New Rule..., Use a formula to determine which cells to format and Format values where this formula is true::
=B1="end"
Format..., select Black (probably) font and Custom Number format of:
00%
OK, OK.
If your blank cells must remain blank in reality rather than appearance then CF alone is not a solution for you.
Edit:
You can get a value to show in a cell based on the value of another cell, without having anything* in the cell, and without VBA:
*kinda
Using cells I2:J9 as an example, the steps are:
Click I2, then Ctrl+1 to open the Format Cells dialog.
On the Number tab, click Custom, then in the Type box enter: ;;; and click OK.
Hit Alt+O+D+N to add new Conditional Format and choose Use a formula to determine which
cells to format.
In the Format values where... box, enter: =J2="end" (If Excel adds $'s, remove them), then click Format...
On the Number tab, click Custom, then in the Type box enter: ;;;"100%" . (Optionally set a color, font, etc.) then hit ENTER 3 times to return to the
worksheet.
Click I2, hit your SPACEBAR once and then hit ENTER. (* Fine, I
confess: the cell isn't totally empty.)
Click I2 and hit Ctrl+C to Copy.
Select I2:J9 and press Alt+E+S+T then hit
ENTER to Paste Formats.
Now when you type end into any of J2:J9, the corresponding cell in column I will display 100%.
You can also repeat this process to add additional conditions to the same cells if needed.
Original Answer: (Alternative Solutions)
Sometimes I get stuck spending too much time on a question about a very minor issue. This is one of those times. :)
Thinking further about your question, I suspect you might not have meant you need the "cells on column A empty, with no data or formulas", but perhaps you mean you want the cells to "appear empty".
Example:
These cells do appear empty, unless you to click on the cell and then look at the formula bar:
...but the formula bar can be hidden too:
I'm trying to highlight rows created within the past 7 day period (since the last time checked). The table is tied to an external source that formats the column based on NOW (i.e., m/d/yyyy h:mm). So far, I found that conditional formatting is quite finicky when using functions.
First, I'll give the two formulas, which are working now. These are both based on a TODAY() format (i.e., mm/dd/yyyy)
1. =today()>$g2 --- this highlights past due items
2. =DATEDIF(TODAY(),$G2,"d")<30 --- this highlights items due within the next 30 days.
Now I need to reference another column (M), which is based on the NOW format mentioned above. I want the whole row formatted, so I can't use the built in functionality. I've used variations of the above, interchanging NOW() and TODAY(). Additionally, I cannot seem to get AND() to work in conditional formatting of an entire row. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Select the entire sheet first, as conditional formatting only works on selected cells.
Make sure all rows in your sheet are selected.
On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click the arrow next to Conditional Formatting > New rule.
In the New Formatting Rule dialog box, click "Use a formula to determine which cells to format".
Under Format values where this formula is true, type the formula: =$M1>TODAY() . (example provided as your required formula was not provided).
The formula uses the TODAY function to see if the dates in column M are greater than today (in the future). If so, the cells are formatted.
Click Format.
In the Color box, select your colour. Use other formatting commands as required.
Click OK until the dialog boxes are closed.
The formatting is applied to column M when the condition is met.
I have a spreadsheet that is used to track the last date a set of logs was downloaded.
We need to take logs at around the 7 day mark if possible (not critical)..
We have approximately 170 assets that we do this to.
The way the spreadsheet is set up the new date is added to an ever expanding list (rather than just overwriting) i have used conditional formatting to show that a date is less than 7 days old but that cell can be 20 columns accross and is still hard to cross reference to the asset number. I want to highlight column A if any other cell in the same row is highlighted (unless you have a less clunky way of doing it, having the date highlighted really is unimportant it is simply as far as i can get on my own.
I even tried doing a sort by cell colour but that seems to require that i pick one coulmn only.
Thanks for your help.
Conditional formatting will do this for you. I used this example:Column A has dates, Columns B and C have miscellaneous gibberish. (click the link to view the image)
Select the entire range of cells you want to follow these rules (possibly just "select all" to be sure you are getting future additions as well, then choose Conditional Formatting from the ribbon.
Conditional Formatting > Use a formula to determine...
Then enter the following code. =TODAY()-$A2<7 Update $A2 with whatever cell contains your first date value, and be sure to put a $ in front of its column reference so that the formula references only your date column and doesn't wander.Code: =TODAY()-$A2<7
Click the "Format" button to set whatever format you like (I chose yellow fill).
I am trying to highlight cells that fall outside the expected value range (higher or lower only). Each row corresponds to a different row that has two cells with a max and min. Is there a way to make Excel figure that out?
For example Row 7's cells should only highlight if they value is outside the min of B31 or max B32. And Row 18 should be governed by Row 42.
I have used conditional formatting. But I want to apply the same logic to all the cells and rows instead of doing them one by one.
Scott Craner's suggestion is spot on. You can use a formula inside of your conditional formatting by following the instructions below:
Select Cell B4 (Sodium baseline test results)
Click "Conditional Formatting" in the Ribbon, "Highlight Cells Rules", and then "Less Than"
In the dialog that pops up, enter the following formula:
=VLOOKUP(A4,$A$27:$C$48,2,FALSE)
Click OK to save and apply the conditional format.
Click the B4 Cell again, and select the bottom right corner (you should see a little box sort of that you can click and drag).
RIGHT CLICK AND DRAG (not left click/drag) that bottom corner so that all the cells get selected. Then when the dialog box pops up, select "Fill Formatting Only". This will apply the formula to all the cells, and the lookup conditions automatically update based on the test name in the same row.
Repeat the above for the Greater Than rules, but modify the lookup formula as follows so that it looks up the MAX (3rd) Column:
=VLOOKUP(A4,$A$27:$C$48,3,FALSE)
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