How to apply conditional formating in a cell to whole row

[papaya]

I use the rules in the conditional formatting tab and choose that if text in cell is 'completed' change to x color and it works fine. But I need the whole row to change color based on input in one cell doesn't seem to help if a highlight row while setting up rule either..

[martindwilson]

i will if you use absolute referencing
i.e $A$1 rather than a1