Need help with conditional formatting if other cell contains a word

**JackBauer** · 08-29-2012, 07:42 AM

Hello again, I was impressed how people quickly reacted and helped me to solve a problem with excel previously for FREE.

One more question I have:

I have dates in column A and words in column B

I want that all dates in column A would be red for example if in column B there is a word "YES", if there is word "NO" then do not format that cell. Now I think I need to choose "Use a formula to determine which cells to format". But have no idea what formula should I use, something with IF I guess.

Also maybe You can give me references to some good learning material about excel so I could not bother You here anymore.

Thank You in advance!

**vlady** · 08-29-2012, 07:47 AM

Selct column A dates then
Conditional formatting as you said
formula is below

=$B1="YES"

**JackBauer** · 08-29-2012, 07:53 AM

Thank You, seams very easy now. Good luck!

**DannyJ** · 08-29-2012, 08:15 AM

Just to add one more thing that should hopefully help in future.

With conditional formatting you don't use IF statements as the conditional formatting only does something if the outcome is True.

Hope that helps.

**Kevin UK** · 08-29-2012, 11:32 AM

Isn't that what a IF function does, return a TRUE or FALSE!

Originally Posted by DannyJ

Just to add one more thing that should hopefully help in future.

With conditional formatting you don't use IF statements as the conditional formatting only does something if the outcome is True.

Hope that helps.

**JackBauer** · 08-29-2012, 09:05 AM

Thanks - Noted.

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