How Do You Use Conditional Formatting Rules In Excel?
Setting a conditional formatting rule in an Excel spreadsheet means that you have set a rule to format certain cells that meet the conditions of the rules you have set. For example, you may wish to highlight all the amounts above $1 million to appear in red in a spreadsheet. Set a conditional formatting rule to your Excel spreadsheet by following the steps below. Start Microsoft Excel and open an existing spreadsheet that contains cells to which you would like to apply a conditional formatting rule. Select the cells that you would like to apply a conditional formatting rule to by clicking and dragging over the cells or using the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+A to select the whole Excel spreadsheet. Choose the “Format” menu and click on “Conditional Formatting…” to bring up the “Conditional Formatting” text box. Set the first drop-down menu to either “Cell Value Is” or “Formula Value Is.” Choosing “Cell Value Is” will apply the conditional formatting rule to only cell values where choosin
