Conditional Formatting help, please

[Veronica Johnson]

I want the font in column H to be red until I enter 'Y' in column D.
What is the formula, and do I use a conditional format to do so?

 

[T. Valko]

Try this:

Assuming you're using a version of Excel prior to Excel 2007.

Assume the range of interest is H1:H5
Select the range H1:H5
Goto the menu Format>Conditional Formatting
Formula Is: =D1<>"Y"
Click the Format button
Select the Font tab
Set the font color to a shade of RED
OK out

 

[Veronica Johnson]

Try this:

Assuming you're using a version of Excel prior to Excel 2007.

Assume the range of interest is H1:H5
Select the range H1:H5
Goto the menu Format>Conditional Formatting
Formula Is: =D1<>"Y"
Click the Format button
Select the Font tab
Set the font color to a shade of RED
OK out

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP






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Hi Biff, I am actually using Excel 2007.

 

[FSt1]

hi
yes conditional formatting.
select H1 then on the menu bar...Format>conditional formatting.
when the conditional formatting dialog box comes up, enter
formula is......=IF(D2="Y",0,1)....pick your format.
copy H1 and paste as far down as you need.

Regards
FSt1

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

I want the font in column H to be red until I enter 'Y' in column D.

Hi Biff, I am actually using Excel 2007.

And you thought that was a good thing to not tell us? <g>

Select the range H1:H5
Click "Conditional Formatting" in the Styles panel on the Home tab.
Click "New Rules" on the popup menu that appears.
Click "Use a formula to determine which cells to format"
Enter this into the formula field: =D1<>"Y"
Click the Format button and select red for the font color.
OK your way back to the spreadsheet.

Rick

 

[Veronica Johnson]

And you thought that was a good thing to not tell us? <g>

Select the range H1:H5
Click "Conditional Formatting" in the Styles panel on the Home tab.
Click "New Rules" on the popup menu that appears.
Click "Use a formula to determine which cells to format"
Enter this into the formula field:  =D1<>"Y"
Click the Format button and select red for the font color.
OK your way back to the spreadsheet.

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Sorry about that! Thanks so much, gentleman, I got it working!

 

[David Biddulph]

Why the IF(...,0,1) ?
Why not just =D2<>"Y" ? (or =D1<>"Y" if the active cell is H1 as suggested)