Last year, I showed you a dynamic approach to using conditional formatting to highlight weekends in a monthly matrix-style calendar. In that article, "Use Excel's conditional formatting to highlight ...

Have you ever stared at a massive spreadsheet, feeling overwhelmed by rows and columns of data that all seem to blur together? You’re not alone. Whether you’re tracking project deadlines, analyzing ...

Software engineer Chandoo shares some Excel conditional formatting tricks that make for good-looking and useful spreadsheets, like a Gantt chart. Conditional formatting makes a cell look a certain way ...

Understanding Excel’s conditional formatting rules can help prevent unintended results Your email has been sent Avoid frustration and unintended formatting by learning how Excel applies conditional ...

How to use conditional formatting to highlight rank in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent Microsoft Excel’s RANK.EQ() function shows the relationship between values by ranking those items by ...

We all know that, when you right click on a cell in an Excel worksheet, it is possible to change the format of the cell, from its numeric type, alignment, and text property to its surround and ...

I feel like I'm on the cusp of figuring something out, but I'm not quite there. Got a spreadsheet with drop-down for eleven options. Two categories should be red, two green, and seven yellow. I can do ...

Excel's conditional formatting tool applies formatting depending on cells' contents. Validation rules can change cells font, style, size or border. They can also change the text's color. For example, ...

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