Date Due Reminder

G

George

On my spread sheet I have a cell to indicate testing due dates - Is there a
way to make that cell flash or change colors 60 days prior to the current
date ?
 
J

JulieD

Hi George

to make it change colours you can use Conditional Formatting - select your
dates - ensure that the first date is at the top (and visible) of your
worksheet
choose format /conditional formatting
choose formula is
type
=AND($A2>=TODAY()-60,$A2<=TODAY())
where A2 is the first date in your range
click on Format
choose a formatting - background fill colours are under "pattern"
click OK twice
 
G

George

Thanks - will give it a try

JulieD said:
Hi George

to make it change colours you can use Conditional Formatting - select your
dates - ensure that the first date is at the top (and visible) of your
worksheet
choose format /conditional formatting
choose formula is
type
=AND($A2>=TODAY()-60,$A2<=TODAY())
where A2 is the first date in your range
click on Format
choose a formatting - background fill colours are under "pattern"
click OK twice

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Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
Click to expand...
 
G

George

Julie - I tried the formula and I can't get it to work. When I type in your
steps the entire column the background changes to Red ( Which I selected )
regardless of the date.My column is E5:E44

Thanks - George
 
J

JulieD

Hi George

okay, select E5:E44
and then ensure that row 5 is the first row that you can see at the top of
your worksheet .. then
choose format / conditional formatting
choose
formula is
type
=AND($E5>=TODAY()-60,$E5<=TODAY())
click Format .. .set your formatting
OK twice

does this work better?
if not ... zip up the workbook and email it to me at julied_ng at hcts dot
net dot au;
 
G

George

Julie - I got it to work but the background changes color only for the
current month. What I am trying to do is turn the background red 60 days
prior to the current date and include the current month..

Should this formula make that happen ?

Thanks
 
J

JulieD

Hi George

sorry i didn't notice the bit about to the end of the current month ...
this, as far as i know is a bit more difficult (-60 days from to today to
plus 15 is easy), but to get the last day of the month the only way i know
how to do it is to use the EOMONTH function, which is an analysis toolpak
function (tools / addins / analysis toolpak) and these can't be used in
conditional formatting formulas ... so if you really want -60 from today and
to the end of the month, you will need to put the EOMONTH function in a cell
somewhere and reference that in your formula:
in say cell D6
=EOMONTH(NOW(),1-1)
conditional formatting formula now
=AND($E5>=TODAY()-60,$E5<=$D$6)

if however, you do want -60 days to plus 15 days use the conditional
formatting formula of
=AND($E5>=TODAY()-60,$E5<=TODAY()+15)
 
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