How To Use Excel Conditional Formatting

Click the conditional formatting button in the home tab of the ribbon.

How to use excel conditional formatting. The isodd function only returns true for odd numbers triggering the rule. You can create a formula based conditional formatting rule in four easy steps. You can use conditional formatting in excel to automatically add color and style to cells that contain certain values or meet other criteria you define. Go to the home section and click conditional formatting. Choose new rule to open the new formatting rule dialog box.

Create a conditional formatting rule and select the formula option. First select the cells you want to format. After that go to home tab styles conditional formatting new rule use a formula to determine which cell to format. Under select a rule type click the last option. Click on the home tab of the ribbon.

Set formatting options and save the rule. On the home tab in the styles group click conditional formatting. Click on the conditional formatting icon in the ribbon to open the drop down. To apply conditional formatting in excel. Select the first cell in the first row you d like to format click the conditional formatting button in the styles section of the home tab and then select manage rules from the dropdown menu.

Enter a formula that returns true or false. Select the formatting style. Click highlight cells rules greater than. On the home tab click the conditional formatting button on the toolbar and then select new rule from the menu. In the conditional formatting rules manager window click the new rule button.

Select the rule and if you want customize the condition. Use a formula to determine which cells to format. The formatting options are divided into gradient fill and solid fill. Here you ll see different formatting options of the data bars. First of all select the range where you want to apply conditional formatting.