How do I apply color condition formatting in Excel?

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Create a custom conditional formatting rule

Select the range of cells, the table, or the whole sheet that you want to apply conditional formatting to.
On the Home tab, click Conditional Formatting.
Click New Rule.
Select a style, for example, 3-Color Scale, select the conditions that you want, and then click OK.

Can you use or in conditional formatting?

Conditional Formatting is an excellent way to visualize the data based on certain criteria. OR function in the Conditional Formatting highlights the data in the table if at least one of the defined conditions is met.

How do you color code in conditional formatting?

Below are the steps you can use to color code your data:

Input your data on an Excel spreadsheet.
Select the data you want to color code.
Navigate to Conditional Formatting.
Select the color coding option you want to use.
Apply rules for the conditional formatting.

How do I color a cell in Excel based on the condition?

Apply conditional formatting based on text in a cell

Select the cells you want to apply conditional formatting to. Click the first cell in the range, and then drag to the last cell.
Click HOME > Conditional Formatting > Highlight Cells Rules > Text that Contains.
Select the color format for the text, and click OK.

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Select cell A2.
click Conditional Formatting on the Home ribbon.
click New Rule.
click Use a formula to determine which cells to format.
click into the formula box and enter the formula.
click the Format button and select a red color.

Can an if statement change cell color?

Mark the cells you want to highlight with colors according to their value. click on the tab named “Home” and find the button “Conditional formatting”. This function allows you to change colors of cells based on their value: You can choose between “Less than…”, “Greater than…”, “Between…” and many more options.

How do you color code data validation in Excel?

In the lower section, change the first drop down setting (Cell Value) to Specific Text. Change the second drop down to containing. In the third control, enter =A1, the cell that contains the text value red. Click the Format button, click the Font tab, choose red, and click OK.

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