I have a column set up as below:
ASIN <--(header)
ASIN1,ASIN2,ASIN3 <--- (first row)
I would like my staff to always enter ASINs separated with commas (as above) and not have spaces anywhere in the cell. I anticipate them to forget this at times so I would like to set up a conditional formatting rule where if the cell contains any spaces then it will automatically be flagged.
What formula would work here? The ASIN column range is E2:E so would like the formula to apply to each cell in this range.
You can use this custom formula:
=REGEXMATCH(E2," ")
Or you can set a Data Validation rule so it flags with red OR directly prohibits the entry when it's not met. You can choose "Show a Warning" or "Reject the input":
=NOT(REGEXMATCH(E2," "))
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I'm trying to conditionally format column E based on column D. For example, if the value in column D is <8, highlight the adjacent cell in column E green. If value is >7 and <15, highlight yellow. If value is >14, highlight red.
The formula I have now works, but I can't figure how to apply the formatting to the entire column without manually inputting 3+ conditional format rules on each individual cell.
The existing conditional format from your sheet is partially correct, it just needs some tweaking on the Apply to range value. You can create 3 conditional formats on E3 and it will apply to the whole column of E if you put the E3:E on range.
Please see the 3 conditional formats I have created based from your given sheet.
Conditional format 1:
Conditional format 2:
Conditional format 3:
Output:
Reference:
AND function
Just select the whole range and create one single rule per condition. Use the formula as it is created for the first cell and it will "drag" automatically.
For example with =D2>15
In Google spreadsheet, we have column A which is an input list. Other columns from B to G are filled list. Filled list cells should highlight when cell value matches with input list.
The problem is I can not use MATCH as matching is with the range not column or row.
Here is the expected result.
You definetely can use Match. But you need to use it with ISERROR & NOT formula.
You need apply the following Conditional formatting to the entire range starting from B1.
=NOT(ISERROR(MATCH(B1,$A:$A,0)))
Note: if you copy the formula exactly, you need to apply it to the Range starting from B! For it work.
I want to set conditional format rules in my Google spreadsheet. For the format cell, I select "Text contains", then I type values "PA, MA, CT, NY", formatting style I choose red. When I click DONE, the columns containing these words didn't show the color. I don't want to create rules "PA', "MA", "CT"and "NY" one by one. How can I fix them? Thanks for helping.
Select the relevant range (I am assuming starts at A1) and clear any existing CF rules from it. Format, Conditional formatting..., Format cells if... Custom formula is and:
=regexmatch(A1,"PA|MA|CT|NY")
with red fill and Done.
This should format any cells that contain any of the four state abbreviations (that is, both as part of the content of a cell and as all the content of the cell). It should format PACT but being case sensitive not many.
Try using OR with custom formula like this:
=or($A2="PA",$A2="MA",$A2="CT",$A2="NY")
As Ed said, but to clarify,
Go to conditional format and select 'Custom formula'
Assuming that your values are in column A, set the range to A1:A and enter the formula =OR($A:A="PA",$A:A="MA",$A:A="CT",$A:A="NY") in the custom formula field.
If the values are not in column A then change the formula as necessary.
I'm trying to have a cell on Sheet A check if it's either > or < the value in a cell on Sheet B, then change its color accordingly. Under the custom formula I use: =A1>("SheetB!A1"), but it doesn't seem to work. I use the color Green for the > and the color Red for the <. Every time the rules are saved it will always display A1 on Sheet A in red.
Is the function wrong? Or is it not possible to have a Conditional Format even search across sheets?
For some reason (I confess I don't really know why) a custom formula in conditional formatting does not directly support cross-sheet references.
But cross-sheet references are supported INDIRECT-ly:
=A1>INDIRECT("SheetB!A1")
or if you want to compare A1:B10 on SheetA with A1:B10 on SheetB, then use:
=A1>INDIRECT("SheetB!A1:B10")
=A1>INDIRECT("SheetB!"&CELL("address",A1))
applied to range A1:B10.
You can do this by referencing the cell and row number in the current sheet, so as you drag-copy that conditional formatting to other rows it will reference the correct cells.
In the below equation I am coloring cells based on the exact same cell in some other sheet named "otherSheetName" in this example. If for example you want to color cell B2 in Sheet2 if the cell B2 in otherSheetName contains the text "I Like Dogs" you would go to cell Sheet2!B2 , click condition formatting, choose equation from the drop down and paste the below equation.
=IF(INDIRECT("otherSheetName!"&ADDRESS(ROW();COLUMN()))="I Like Dogs";1;0)
Comparing strings instead of numbers for a conditional formatting rule, you can use:
=EXACT(A1,(INDIRECT("Sheet2!A1")))
Case sensitive.
There is one trick/bug: if you have conditional formatting in Sheet1 that explicitly references itself (e.g., the formula is Sheet1!$C$2), you can copy the conditional formatting to Sheet2 with Paste special > conditional formatting and it will "work"... as long as you don't touch anything:
if you try to edit the conditional formatting in Sheet2, then you'll get an "Invalid formula" error.
if columns/rows change in Sheet1 such that they affect the conditional formatting (e.g., row/column inserts), this is not reflected in Sheet2 (keep in mind that the indirect trick mentioned by #AdamL will also not reflect column/row updates either, so it's a wash in this respect).
I was able to compare two sheet and highlight the differences on the second sheet using conditional formatting :
=A1<>(INDIRECT("Sheet1!"&Address(Row(),Column(),)))
I've searched and read through answers related to conditional formatting, but I can't seem to get mine to work, so maybe I'm doing something wrong.
I have a worksheet for work. It contains a list of animals in our shelter. What I'm attempting to do is color the entire row green if they've been adopted (noted by an "X" in column "G"). I've had =$G$2="X" and =$G2="X", but neither work. It'll only color the one row that was active when I set the rule, and when I enter "X" in another row, it does nothing. What am I missing?
Use the "indirect" function on conditional formatting.
Select Conditional Formatting
Select New Rule
Select "Use a Formula to determine which cells to format"
Enter the Formula, =INDIRECT("g"&ROW())="X"
Enter the Format you want (text color, fill color, etc).
Select OK to save the new format
Open "Manage Rules" in Conditional Formatting
Select "This Worksheet" if you can't see your new rule.
In the "Applies to" box of your new rule, enter =$A$1:$Z$1500 (or however wide/long you want the conditional formatting to extend depending on your worksheet)
For every row in the G column that has an X, it will now turn to the format you specified. If there isn't an X in the column, the row won't be formatted.
You can repeat this to do multiple row formatting depending on a column value. Just change either the g column or x specific text in the formula and set different formats.
For example, if you add a new rule with the formula, =INDIRECT("h"&ROW())="CAR", then it will format every row that has CAR in the H Column as the format you specified.
=$G1="X"
would be the correct (and easiest) method. Just select the entire sheet first, as conditional formatting only works on selected cells. I just tried it and it works perfectly. You must start at G1 rather than G2 otherwise it will offset the conditional formatting by a row.
To set Conditional Formatting for an ENTIRE ROW based on a single cell you must ANCHOR that single cell's column address with a "$", otherwise Excel will only get the first column correct. Why?
Because Excel is setting your Conditional Format for the SECOND column of your row based on an OFFSET of columns. For the SECOND column, Excel has now moved one column to the RIGHT of your intended rule cell, examined THAT cell, and has correctly formatted column two based on a cell you never intended.
Simply anchor the COLUMN portion of your rule cell's address with "$", and you will be happy
For example:
You want any row of your table to highlight red if the last cell of that row does not equal 1.
Select the entire table (but not the headings)
"Home" > "Conditional Formatting" > "Manage Rules..." > "New Rule" >
"Use a formula to determine which cells to format"
Enter: "=$T3<>1" (no quotes... "T" is the rule cell's column, "3" is its row)
Set your formatting
Click Apply.
Make sure Excel has not inserted quotes into any part of your formula... if it did, Backspace/Delete them out (no arrow keys please).
Conditional Formatting should be set for the entire table.
You want to apply a custom formatting rule. The "Applies to" field should be your entire row (If you want to format row 5, put in =$5:$5. The custom formula should be =IF($B$5="X", TRUE, FALSE), shown in the example below.
Use RC addressing. So, if I want the background color of Col B to depend upon the value in Col C and apply that from Rows 2 though 20:
Steps:
Select R2C2 to R20C2
Click on Conditional Formatting
Select "Use a formula to determine what cells to format"
Type in the formula: =RC[1] > 25
Create the formatting you want (i.e. background color "yellow")
Applies to: Make sure it says: =R2C2:R20C2
** Note that the "magic" takes place in step 4 ... using RC addressing to look at the value one column to the right of the cell being formatted.
In this example, I am checking to see if the value of the cell one column to the right of the cell being formatting contains a value greater than 25 (note that you can put pretty much any formula here that returns a T/F value)
In my case I wanted to compare values in cells of column E with Cells in Column G
Highlight the selection of cells to be checked in column E.
Select Conditional Format: Highlight cell rules
Select one of the choices in my case it was greater than.
In the left hand field of pop up use =indirect("g"&row())
where g was the row I was comparing against.
Now the row you are formatting will highlight based on if it is greater than the selection in row G
This works for every cell in Column E compared to cell in Column G of the selection you made for column E.
If
G2 is greater than E2 it formats
G3 is greater than E3 it formats etc