- #Excel formatting formula if multiple conditions how to
- #Excel formatting formula if multiple conditions update
Now we can highlight based on priority, or owner, or both. To fix this problem, we can use the NOT function to add a final condition that only returns TRUE when priority and owner are not blank. Re: Multiple conditions in conditional formatting. For example, suppose we want to apply format conditions to A1:A10 to display the cell in bold if the value in B1:B10 is greater than 10. If both priority and owner are blank, all rows are highlighted.
#Excel formatting formula if multiple conditions update
When I update the formula, we can highlight based on priority, or owner, or both.
So, if column B = priority OR if priority is blank, return true.Īnd if column D = owner, OR, if owner is blank, return true. To fix this, we can use the OR function together with the AND function. The first IF statement will handle the first outcome. That's because the formula is checking both conditions and won't return true unless both priority and owner match. If you have to write an IF statement with 3 outcomes, then you only need to use one nested IF function. When I update the rule, I can now highlight both a priority and an owner.īut notice that I can't highlight just priority, or just owner.
Now we can use a formula that evaluates two conditions inside the AND function.įor the first condition, we use $B5 = priority (with column B locked)Īnd for the second condition, we use $D5 = owner (with column D locked)Īs always, I'm using the active cell to set the reference. I'll call the first input "priority" and the second input "owner". In the below example, we have used a formula in CF to check whether the value in the cell is smaller than 1000 or not. The point is, by using formulas you can make best out of conditional formatting. I'm also name these both input cells to make the formula we're going to create a little easier to read. If formula returns TRUE, you’ll get the formatting and if FALSE then nothing. In that case, we'll need to extend the formula to handle 2 conditions.įirst, I'll add an input cell for priority. But what if we want to highlight rows based on both priority and owner? (Not a prob did this okay) Create a warning (in cell a29) that tells a user that monthly cells c6-h7 must be greater tgat zero. Okay hers my dilemma, I first need to create a conditional formatting for the cells c6-h7 that will fill with the color red if the are equal to or lower than zero. With one conditional formatting rule that uses a formula, we're able to highlight rows based on the task owner. Conditional Formatting Excel Nested If/ And Formula. Here we have an example we looked at previously.
#Excel formatting formula if multiple conditions how to
In this video, we'll look at how to use conditional formatting to highlight entire rows using multiple criteria.