[mso] Re: Excel: Selecting colors based on value?
- From: "Ray Blake" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:17:24 -0000
Robert,
You have to get the hang of two things to make this work:
(1) Most uses for conditional formatting will format a cell based on its
own contents, but it is possible to base it on the value of another
cell, using relative referencing. In the CF dialog, you simply have to
change the reference from 'cell' to 'formula' and then type your formula
in the field which appears. Excel help is quite good on how to do this.
(2) Conditonal formatting can only work on a maximum of 3 conditions, so
you need VBA to do the job for you when you have - say - 18 conditions
to apply. There was a great article in ABC on how to go about this:
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v18/chad18.htm
Ray
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Robert Carneal
Sent: 28 December 2003 19:09
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Excel: Selecting colors based on value?
I have a range where Column AA is a value 1 through 18 inclusive. Column
AB
contains color names. Column AC contains a background of the color
named
in Column AB.
Example:
1 Black
2 Brown
3 Orange
etc.....
17 Green
18 Red
I am -trying- to find a way that will allow me to a number in Column A,
say
in cell A5 I have 3 for example, then in cell B5 the background will be
Orange. I tried conditional formatting but that doesn't seem to work
here.
Thank you.
Robert
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