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:
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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:$W2))) that are true.
We only care about the 1st non-blank cell. To retrieve the 1st cell from a (local) array, we use index(...,1,1). (That said, omitting index() also happens to work for the 1st cell in particular because when comparing a single cell with > or < to an array range, only the 1st cell of the array is used.)
Apply a conditional formatting to the range desired (starting from cell C2) using this formula:
=IF(C2="",FALSE,OFFSET(C2,0,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN(D2:W2)-COLUMN(D2)+1)/(D2:W2<>""),1))>C2)
As of now, I would like to compare a range of values (different rows but same cells) and highlight them according to the result.
Let's say that we have Row A with some numbers and Row B also with numbers.
A B
10 5
20 30
30 40
I would like to use conditional formatting to highlight cells in Row B if they are greater than in Row A. Like iterate through each of them, compare A1 < B1 (A2 < B2.. A"X" < B"X") and highlight each of them if the cell is greater.
Could you support me on this? Thanks in advance!
In order to do that
Go to Format > Conditional formatting > format cell if... and Choose Custom formula. and Paste this formula in "Value or Formula". take a look at the Example Sheet.
=IF(A2:A="",,B2:B>A2:A)
Explanation
IF Range A2:A is Empty "" Do nothing ,, if isn't Empty check if B2:B > A2:A if TRUE Highlight green if FALSE do nothing.
You can use in Custom formula is
=B1>A1
OR (to take into account empty cells in column A)
=AND(B1>A1,A1<>"")
I need to set up conditional formatting in Google Sheets to highlight an entire row if the text in column D is not found in column C in each row.
Custom formulas tried:
=COUNTIF($C:$C,$D2)
tested to get the rows to highlight if the cells in column C are the same as column D. This worked (but I need it to highlight the opposite rows - if they are not equal) if there is only one entry in column D.
=AND($C2<>"", NOT(COUNTIF($C2,$D2)))
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.
On my google sheet for its form, I have the answers in Row 2.
There are 109 columns in which I need to check if the descending rows of each column match the contents of Row 2 of that column. On top of that, I have to have conditional formatting for the cells that DO NOT match the contents of Row 2 in their respective column.
Is there a way that I don't have to add a formula to each any every column?
You can do this with conditional formatting - for the "apply to range" section (pretending your data starts in column A and ends in D, although in reality you will put whatever the last column is) enter in
A2:D
then for the rule, choose custom formula and enter in this exact formula:
=if(eq(indirect(address(row(),COLUMN(),4)),indirect(ADDRESS(2,column(),2)))=TRUE,FALSE,TRUE)
This will dynamically highlight all of the answers that do not match the value in row 2