Instructions for Excel 2003 and earlier.
Assumptions for the setup for this example:
The name or description of the bill is in column A, and the cell to enter
the amount paid is in column C and we are working on row 3.
Choose A3 (the name/description cell). From the menu choose:
Format
...Conditional Formatting
In the dialog that comes up, change "Cell Value Is" to "Formula Is" and in
the area next to that choice enter this formula just as I've typed it,
including the = symbol.
=$C$3 > 0
then click the [Format...] button to choose the appearance of the cell when
there is a payment entered into C3. You can change the appearance of the
Font, and from the [Patterns] tab you can choose the color for the cell
itself.
Once you've made the formatting choices, click the [OK] button in the
formatting dialog, and then click the [OK] in the conditional format dialog.
A3 should take on the format you chose when C3 has a value greater than zero
(or is not empty) in it.
pivot table said:
I have a budget set up and I want highlight the name of the bill once a
actual cost of the bill has been paid to know if the bill has been paid...
What is the best way to do this? Please list the steps so I can duplicate
it in my spreadsheet.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Chris