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    problem with conditinal formatting not applying

    Hi all,

    I have a problem where a conditinal formatting is not being applied to cells.

    the rule is =IF(COUNTIF(R2,"*Trans*"),TRUE,FALSE)

    and it should be applied to =$A$2:$H$1000

    so i only want the first 8 columns to change colour if the value is there.
    unfortunatly its only being applied to column A and non of the others

    Any advice?
    i have copied it into a blank workbook and get exactly the same results

    Kind regards Tim

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    Re: problem with conditinal formatting not applying

    you dont need the IF
    =COUNTIF($R2,"*Trans*")>0
    Fix the R column using a dollar , so it will be looked at from columns A to H
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    Re: problem with conditinal formatting not applying

    WOW

    Thank you so much ive been messing wth this for days!!

    Kind Regards Tim

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    Re: problem with conditinal formatting not applying

    you are welcome

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