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17

Using Formulas with Tables and

Conditional Formatting

IN THIS CHAPTER

Highlighting cells that meet certain criteria

Highlighting differences between data sets

Conditional formatting based on dates

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onditional formatting is the term given to the functionality where Excel dynamically changes

the formatting of a value, cell, or range of cells based on a set of conditions that you define.

Conditional formatting allows you to look at your Excel reports and make split-second deter-

minations on which values are “good” and which are “bad,” all based on formatting.

In this chapter, we’ll give you a few examples of how the conditional formatting feature in Excel

can be used in conjunction with formulas to add an extra layer of visualizations to your analyses.

This book’s website, http://www.wiley.com/go/excel2019bible, includes a copy of the sample workbook

for this chapter. The file is named Using Functions with Conditional Formatting.xlsx.

Feel free to revisit Chapter 5 for a refresher on conditional formatting.

Highlighting Cells That Meet Certain Criteria

One of the more basic conditional formatting rules that you can create is the highlighting of cells

that meet some business criteria. This first example demonstrates the formatting of cells with

values that are lower than a hard-coded value of 4000 (see Figure 17.1).

Excel® 2019 Bible, First Edition. Michael Alexander, Dick Kusleika and John Walkenbach.
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.