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sookie
i need to hightlight a cell when i have one birthday in my list
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Jackpot
Suppose you have the list of birthdays as a named range ...and with dates in
Column D. Select Column D..and apply the conditional form
1. Select the dates are in Range (say D1
10). Please note that the cell
reference D1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection.
Active cell will have a white background even after selection
2. From menu Format>Conditional Formatting>
3. For Condition1>Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula
'if you have a named range 'birthdays'
=COUNTIF(birthdays,D1)
OR
'if the birthdays are mentioned in the same sheet say J1:J10 then try
=COUNTIF($J$1:$J$10,D1)
4. Click Format Button>Pattern and select your color (say Red)
5. Hit OK
PS: If you are using XL2007 Goto Home tab>Styles>Conditional
Formatting>Manage rules>New rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to
format. Enter the formula in the box below.
Column D. Select Column D..and apply the conditional form
1. Select the dates are in Range (say D1
10). Please note that the cellreference D1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection.
Active cell will have a white background even after selection
2. From menu Format>Conditional Formatting>
3. For Condition1>Select 'Formula Is' and enter the below formula
'if you have a named range 'birthdays'
=COUNTIF(birthdays,D1)
OR
'if the birthdays are mentioned in the same sheet say J1:J10 then try
=COUNTIF($J$1:$J$10,D1)
4. Click Format Button>Pattern and select your color (say Red)
5. Hit OK
PS: If you are using XL2007 Goto Home tab>Styles>Conditional
Formatting>Manage rules>New rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to
format. Enter the formula in the box below.