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Use Conditional Formatting to identify a field that CONTAINS a specific character

  1. 03-12-2012, 10:26 AM #1
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    Use Conditional Formatting to identify a field that CONTAINS a specific character

    How would I set Conditional Formatting (in Excel 2007) to identify a cell that contains a specific character (for example "*")?
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    Re: Use Conditional Formatting to identify a field that CONTAINS a specific character

    Hi,

    =A1="*"

    and apply it to the range you want, e.g. $A$1:$Z$100
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