Auto shading

J

Jock W

Is there a function or command which will automatically shade a cell whenever
data is entered into it and focus has moved elsewhere?
tia
 
C

CLR

Take a look at the Conditional Formatting feature.............Format >
ConditionalFormatting > then follow the menus..........

Post back with more specifics if you need any help with it.......

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
 
J

Jock W

Chuck,
Not quite the answer.
If there is an 'X' in a cell, I need the cell to the right of that one, the
description cell, to automatically shade as soon as the 'X' cell has lost
focus.

thanks,
 
D

David McRitchie

Assuming that the "X" goes into Column A and that you want only
Column B to be colored then

1) With Row 1 visible, click on Column B to select it, and have cell B1 as the active cell.
2) Format, Conditional Format,
Formula 1 is =$A1="x"

Most worksheet formulas are not case sensitive and neither is that one.

More information on Conditional Formatting in
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/condfmt.htm
 
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