Excel Conditional Formatting based on another cells text
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I'm trying to get a cell to highlight green if another cell contains "True".
My expression so far is as follows:
If J4="True"
then highlight F4 green
and
if J4="False"
then highlight F4 red.
It's not working.
How can I improve this formula?
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I'm trying to get a cell to highlight green if another cell contains "True".
My expression so far is as follows:
If J4="True"
then highlight F4 green
and
if J4="False"
then highlight F4 red.
It's not working.
How can I improve this formula?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
61
add a comment |
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I'm trying to get a cell to highlight green if another cell contains "True".
My expression so far is as follows:
If J4="True"
then highlight F4 green
and
if J4="False"
then highlight F4 red.
It's not working.
How can I improve this formula?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
61
I'm trying to get a cell to highlight green if another cell contains "True".
My expression so far is as follows:
If J4="True"
then highlight F4 green
and
if J4="False"
then highlight F4 red.
It's not working.
How can I improve this formula?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
61
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
61
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
edited Feb 2 at 0:17
Run5k
11.7k73354
11.7k73354
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
61
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
61
asked Feb 1 at 21:44
Andy GottschalkAndy Gottschalk
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With Cell F4 selected, add a new rule to your Conditional Formatting rules:
=$J4="True"
And apply a Green fill. Use =$J4="False" and apply a Red fill for the negative side.
(Edit: For True, you can probably just do =$J4)
answered Feb 1 at 22:13
BruceWayneBruceWayne
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I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do=$J4<>"True"
– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
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@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,=$J4shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that=$J4works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.
– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
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@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
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With Cell F4 selected, add a new rule to your Conditional Formatting rules:
=$J4="True"
And apply a Green fill. Use =$J4="False" and apply a Red fill for the negative side.
(Edit: For True, you can probably just do =$J4)
answered Feb 1 at 22:13
BruceWayneBruceWayne
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I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do=$J4<>"True"
– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
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@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,=$J4shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that=$J4works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.
– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
1
@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
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With Cell F4 selected, add a new rule to your Conditional Formatting rules:
=$J4="True"
And apply a Green fill. Use =$J4="False" and apply a Red fill for the negative side.
(Edit: For True, you can probably just do =$J4)
answered Feb 1 at 22:13
BruceWayneBruceWayne
2,0251721
I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do=$J4<>"True"
– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
1
@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,=$J4shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that=$J4works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.
– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
1
@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
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With Cell F4 selected, add a new rule to your Conditional Formatting rules:
=$J4="True"
And apply a Green fill. Use =$J4="False" and apply a Red fill for the negative side.
(Edit: For True, you can probably just do =$J4)
answered Feb 1 at 22:13
BruceWayneBruceWayne
2,0251721
With Cell F4 selected, add a new rule to your Conditional Formatting rules:
=$J4="True"
And apply a Green fill. Use =$J4="False" and apply a Red fill for the negative side.
(Edit: For True, you can probably just do =$J4)
answered Feb 1 at 22:13
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answered Feb 1 at 22:13
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answered Feb 1 at 22:13
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I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do=$J4<>"True"
– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
1
@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,=$J4shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that=$J4works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.
– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
1
@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
|
show 8 more comments
I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do=$J4<>"True"
– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
1
@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,=$J4shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that=$J4works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.
– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
1
@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
I was able to get it to work using =$J4 but using =$J4="False" did not work for the red fill.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:44
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do
=$J4<>"True"– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
@AndyGottschalk ah, just do
=$J4<>"True"– BruceWayne
Feb 1 at 23:51
1
1
@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,
=$J4 shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that =$J4 works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@AndyGottschalk, what's actually in J4 (text words "True" or "False" or logical results)? If it's text,
=$J4 shouldn't work, but everything in the answer except the edit should work. The fact that =$J4 works and `=$J4="False" doesn't suggests that you have logical results there.– fixer1234
Feb 1 at 23:53
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
@fixer1234 I have a massive if statement in J4 that will give me true or false depending on the number in F4 and one selected on another sheet. if that makes sense.
– Andy Gottschalk
Feb 1 at 23:56
1
1
@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
@BruceWayne, this concludes the entertainment portion.
– fixer1234
Feb 2 at 1:50
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