As of now, I would like to compare a range of values (different rows but same cells) and highlight them according to the result.
Let's say that we have Row A with some numbers and Row B also with numbers.
A B
10 5
20 30
30 40
I would like to use conditional formatting to highlight cells in Row B if they are greater than in Row A. Like iterate through each of them, compare A1 < B1 (A2 < B2.. A"X" < B"X") and highlight each of them if the cell is greater.
Could you support me on this? Thanks in advance!
In order to do that
Go to Format > Conditional formatting > format cell if... and Choose Custom formula. and Paste this formula in "Value or Formula". take a look at the Example Sheet.
=IF(A2:A="",,B2:B>A2:A)
Explanation
IF Range A2:A is Empty "" Do nothing ,, if isn't Empty check if B2:B > A2:A if TRUE Highlight green if FALSE do nothing.
You can use in Custom formula is
=B1>A1
OR (to take into account empty cells in column A)
=AND(B1>A1,A1<>"")
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I am trying to format a group of cells but I need a custom formula for when the value of a cell is greater than the value of the cell in its column of a specific row it needs to be highlighted
(The highlighted value reference point in the group is in the same row)
Please help 😞
I tried to highlight by using the default option on each column but there are way too many rows
I don't have your exact spreadsheet. Let's say your range goes from A1:Z, and that the column of reference is column E (from each row). Then you can set this formula to:
=A1 > $E1
Change A1 to the first cell of your range and $E1 with the first corresponding column of the first row of the rage (if you start row 3, then put $E3 -- and change the letter ;) )
Let me know if this works for you!
I would like to colour cell C3 red, as the value is less than the next filled cell on row 3 (E3).
You need custom formula in the formatting rules for range C2:W.
And you can use the formula below for green:
=and(not(isblank(C2)),C2>index(filter(D2:$W2,arrayformula(not(isblank(D2:$W2))))),1,1)
And make another conditional formatting rule with the same range and change > accordingly for red.
Note that the equal case does not have formatting in your example.
To understand why, there are a few components at work. I'll give an outline in case OP or any passer-by wants one.
First is how conditional formatting in Google Sheet works. I will be brief here. The range we put in the rule is C2:W. Google Sheet will use the beginning cell in that range as a reference. For C2:W, the 1st cell is C2. In the formula, the cells are read in terms of relative position to that reference cell. So when evaluating formatting for cell C2, it treats the formula as is. But, for example, when evaluating formatting for cell C3, Google Sheet iterates all non-fixed ranges by 1 row. Another example: for D3, all non-fixed ranges are iterated by 1 row and 1 column.
Whenever the formula evaluates to true, the format will be applied -- although that is subject to further formatting if you have subsequent formatting rules which apply to the given cell.
Next are the components of the conditional formula.
not(isblank(C2)) checks for blank cells and makes the whole formula only true when the cell is non-blank.
For filter() usage, please consult official documentation. I will explain how filter() is applied to your example.
In our use, we are trying to rid of empty cells in the range that is on the same row as the cell in question and goes from the next column to column W. (I am using column W because there is no known end column in your image. Please adjust to your application accordingly.) Same row as C2 means row 2. Hence the digit 2 in D2:$W2. No $ sign for row because row index is meant to iterate through our range C2:W in the formatting rule. No $ sign for D because we mean 1 column next to the cell in question and the exact column index should iterate. We fix column W because the end column does not evolve and is thus not meant to iterate. Neglecting this will not particularly change the result in your example. However, it is good to be clear with the meanings.
arrayformula(not(isblank(D2:$W2))) produces a local row array whose cells are true/false that each represents whether the corresponding cell is non-blank. filter() in turn only keeps cells from D2:$W2 for cells in arrayformula(not(isblank(D2:$W2))) that are true.
We only care about the 1st non-blank cell. To retrieve the 1st cell from a (local) array, we use index(...,1,1). (That said, omitting index() also happens to work for the 1st cell in particular because when comparing a single cell with > or < to an array range, only the 1st cell of the array is used.)
Apply a conditional formatting to the range desired (starting from cell C2) using this formula:
=IF(C2="",FALSE,OFFSET(C2,0,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN(D2:W2)-COLUMN(D2)+1)/(D2:W2<>""),1))>C2)
I have a Google Sheet that has 4 columns and 200 rows. I want to check that columns 3&4 are equal (numbers), if not highlight that row yellow. I'm using the following:
Apply to Range
B6:E6
Format cells if...
Custom formula is
=$D6<>$E6
How do I configure the formula or "copy-paste" that function of the formula down to say row 200?
Each row must compare cells D (of say row 7,8,9,100,101) with cells E (of say row 7,8,9,100,101).
remove the last 6 from the range B6:E6:
I'm using Google Sheets and I have a pattern that repeats every 10 rows: A number in A1 and other stuff in A2:A10. Then the same again: A different number in A11 and other stuff in A12:A20. I want to apply conditional formatting to each block, based on the first number. For example, turn all A1:A10 cells green if A1 is greater than 5. The problem is I want to do it for the whole column and for all new blocks, without having to enter the formula each time a block is added. Is it possible? Thanks
Create a helper column B with this formula:
=INDIRECT("A" & ROUNDUP(ROW(B1),-1)-9)
It will return the value of the first cell in each group, repeated down the column (rows 1:10 will show the value from row 1, etc). Then, apply the conditional formatting based on that column.
I'm trying to make a Google spreadsheet where I want the sum of the values in the row to appear in the AH cell of that row.
The row would be populated with letters like L or X and I'm using COUNTIF to give value to the alphabet characters.
For example,
=COUNTIF(C4:AG4,"X")*9 + COUNTIF(C4:AG4,"L")*12
How can I write the range such that it looks at cells C through AG from the same row the formula is in rather than change it for every row?
You don't need to change the formula, if you write that formula in one cell and then you drag the little square at the bottom right of the cell, excel will automatically change the row number
Just copy downwards:
As you see, the row index changed to 5 automatically.