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.
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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
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:$W2))) that are true.
We only care about the 1st non-blank cell. To retrieve the 1st cell from a (local) array, we use index(...,1,1). (That said, omitting index() also happens to work for the 1st cell in particular because when comparing a single cell with > or < to an array range, only the 1st cell of the array is used.)
Apply a conditional formatting to the range desired (starting from cell C2) using this formula:
=IF(C2="",FALSE,OFFSET(C2,0,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN(D2:W2)-COLUMN(D2)+1)/(D2:W2<>""),1))>C2)
How can I do one single formula to sum two ranges and display them in their respective column.
Here I'm using SUM formula in each cell but I'm sure there must be a single formula that can accomplish this.
Value 1 and Value 2 are the ranges to add them together in Sum row.
Here is an example picture.
Since arrayformula does not support sum, I suppose you could also do this in C12:
=arrayformula(C10:I10+C11:I11)
Clear the formula you have in row 12 and then enter in C12
=index(mmult({1,1}, --C10:I11))
Change range to suit and see if that helps?
I have a Google sheet that shows the number of KM a vehicle ran every day. Column E is the total distance. I want to change row background to red as soon as the value in E crosses 1000. And it should apply only to that one immediate row.
How to do it?
Select A5 to wherever suits, and apply a Conditional formatting formula rule of:
=countif($E$5:$E5,">1000")=1
You can do this directly with a formula from the Conditional Formatting option.
In my example I am shading the row in the area A1:B3 based on the values in C
Use the format cells if ... custom formula is option and put the conditions you want you range to change in there.
E.g. I am formatting my range to change to green when =$C1>=1000
Notice I don't need to change C1 to include all the rows, as it will evaluation on every for separately.
I have a row of values (say 1-10)
At the beginning of the rows I have 2 numbers generated from dates from other cells that represent week numbers. (eg, 3 and 9)
I want my row to highlight all the numbers from 1-10 that are between the values from the week number cells. (eg the cells with numbers 3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9 will automatically turn a colour (say green))
I've tried the conditional format, using the "between" values.
It doesn't work.
If I just type the numbers into the format box, it will work, but the problem is I need it to refer to the value in the cell NOT a number I type in, because there is a likelihood that the dates could change, which will affect the value shown in week number cell, so I need it to work automatically and not require me to go through every single row changing values for the formatting.
Is this even possible on sheets?
Thanks in advance, I am hoping I've just overlooked something simple.
Use a custom function for conditional formatting. For instance, if the columns you describe are in Row 2, this function will evaluate "TRUE" for numbers that are >= A2 and <= B2:
=AND(C2>=$A2,C2<=$B2)
Select the range of cells you wish to create a conditional format for; C2..L2, say. Open the conditional formatting dialog, and choose "Custom formula". Enter the formula above; note that itr refers to the top-left corner of the range you wish to apply the formula to - Sheets will automatically adjust it for the rest of the range, which is why it's important to use absolute references for the first two columns.