[mso] Re: Conditional formatting

  • From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:08:18 +1100

Start with the furthest one in condition 1.  E.g.

Cond 1   value < now() - 11 months
Cond 2   value < now() - 9 months
Cond 3   hmmm not sure that you need a Cond 3 - it's just the default cell 
colour

That way you don't need to check with a "between" test.

Regards, Dave S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jens.N.Outzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 10:26 PM
Subject: [mso] Conditional formatting


>I cannot get this to work !
> It might be because I am using dates - but it should still work. I am
> stuck - help please.
>
> I want a cell to have no colour if the date that has been entered is less
> than 9 months old.
> I want the same cell to change colour if the date is between 9 months and
> 11 months old (to, say, yellow)
> I want the same cell to change colour if the date is more than 11 months
> old to RED.
>
> What I tried to do was as follows:
>
> Cell value between now()-275 and now()-335 format yellow
> cell value less than now()-336 format red
>
> in conditional values.
>
> If I only have one set of values represented - no problem. I just cannot
> seem to get two sets to work in a cell (and I should be able to do at
> least 3).
>
> I am using Windows 2003
>
>
>
> Jens N. Outzen
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