cheapest price

i have an excel spreadsheet showing various products and prices. I would like to use a conditional format that highlights the item with the cheapest price in the list. As the prices change, i would like the highlight cheapest to change dynamically. How do i do this

try
format>conditional format>formula is =a2=min(a:a)>format as desired>copy
format to other cells

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> i have an excel spreadsheet showing various products and prices. I
> would like to use a conditional format that highlights the item with
> the cheapest price in the list. As the prices change, i would like the
> highlight cheapest to change dynamically. How do i do this
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=MIN($A$2:$A$5)=A2

A2:A5 is the list.
A2 is the top-left item in the selection.
Use "Formula is"

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> i have an excel spreadsheet showing various products and prices. I
> would like to use a conditional format that highlights the item with
> the cheapest price in the list. As the prices change, i would like the
> highlight cheapest to change dynamically. How do i do this
>
>
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Select all the cells, Format>Conditional Formatting,
Cell value is, equal to, =MIN($A$!:$A$20) and apply a Pattern

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> i have an excel spreadsheet showing various products and prices. I
> would like to use a conditional format that highlights the item with
> the cheapest price in the list. As the prices change, i would like the
> highlight cheapest to change dynamically. How do i do this
>
>
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Thanks, that formula works - i need to know only 2 more things - firstly, how do i make the whole row change to the formatted colour and not just the single cell with the lowest number and (here i think it gets complicated) the conditional format does not seem to apply when i filter the list of prices. how can i get this to work?

Hi Craig

Mark the whole range of data that you want the CF to apply to e.g. A2:M10
In the formula for the conditional formatting, instead of MIN() use SUBTOTAL(5,)

=$A2=SUBTOTAL(5,$A$2:$A$10)
Change ranges to suit.

Regards

Roger Govier


craigproudfoot wrote:
> Thanks, that formula works - i need to know only 2 more things -
> firstly, how do i make the whole row change to the formatted colour and
> not just the single cell with the lowest number and (here i think it
> gets complicated) the conditional format does not seem to apply when i
> filter the list of prices. how can i get this to work?
>
>