adding a conditional value to a formula

**ErikVegas** · 05-07-2010, 12:16 PM

I am writing a formula and I am a bit stuck on how to progress. The formula I am writing is the sum of 7 cells - the value of another cell. This isnt the problem. The problem is I would like to add a conditional value that any negative numbers should be displayed as "no overpayment" and positive numbers should have the background of the cell changed to be yellow. Is this even possible?

Thanks,

Erik

**NBVC** · 05-07-2010, 12:18 PM

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**NBVC** · 05-07-2010, 01:18 PM

Surround your current formula with an IF statement

e.g. =IF(your_formula>0,your_result,"No Overpayment")

then go to Format|Conditional Formatting, Select Cell Value Is >> Greater than or equal to and enter =0

Click Format and choose from the pattern tab.

**ErikVegas** · 05-07-2010, 01:57 PM

I re wrote the formula as this =IF((K2:M2)-G2<0,"no overpayment") and I get a #value error. What am I missing?

**NBVC** · 05-07-2010, 02:10 PM

more like:

=IF(Sum(K2:M2)-G2<0,"no overpayment",Sum(K2:M2)-G2)

**ErikVegas** · 05-07-2010, 03:41 PM

The formula worked but the text "no overpayment" also comes out with a red back ground. I set the conditional formating to change to red if cell value is greater than 0. How can get it to not change the background to red on non number entries.

Thanks,

Erik

**day92** · 05-07-2010, 04:27 PM

Erik - the solution above should work. Upload what you are seeing and I will take a look at it.

**NBVC** · 05-07-2010, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by ErikVegas

The formula worked but the text "no overpayment" also comes out with a red back ground. I set the conditional formating to change to red if cell value is greater than 0. How can get it to not change the background to red on non number entries.

Thanks,

Erik

You are correct.

Try instead:

Choose Formula Is, rather than Cell Value Is and then enter formula:

=AND(ISNUMBER(E1),E1>0)

Exchanging the E1 for the actual cell you are in and trying to conditionally format.