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Tag: Conditional Formatting

Shade Alternate Rows in Excel

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This example shows you how to use conditional formatting to shade alternate rows. Shading every other row in a range makes it easier to read your data. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click New Rule. 4. Select ‘Use a formula to determine which cells …

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Conditional Formatting Icon Sets Examples in Excel

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Icon Sets in Excel make it very easy to visualize values in a range of cells. Each icon represents a range of values. To add an icon set, execute the following steps. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Icon Sets and click a subtype. Result: Explanation: …

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Conditional Formatting Color Scales Examples in Excel

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Color Scales in Excel make it very easy to visualize values in a range of cells. The shade of the color represents the value in the cell. To add a color scale, execute the following steps. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Color Scales and click …

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Conditional Formatting Data bars Examples in Excel

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Data bars in Excel make it very easy to visualize values in a range of cells. A longer bar represents a higher value. To add data bars, execute the following steps. 1. Select a range. 2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting. 3. Click Data Bars and click a subtype. Result: Explanation: by …

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Conflicting Multiple Conditional Formatting Rules in Excel

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A higher rule always wins when working with  multiple conditional formatting rules in Excel . This example illustrates two different results. 1. The value 95 is higher than 80 but is also the highest value (Top 1). The formats (yellow fill vs green fill and yellow text color vs green text color) conflict. A higher rule always wins. …

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How to create Checklist in Excel

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This example teaches you how to  insert checkbox to create a checklist in Excel. First, turn on the Developer tab. Next, you can create a checklist. You can also insert a check mark symbol. To create this checklist, execute the following steps. 1. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Insert. 2. Click Check Box in the Form Controls section. 3. …

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Conditional Formatting Rules in Excel

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Quickly identify variances in record using Conditional formatting. Conditional formatting in Excel enables you to highlight cells with a certain color, depending on the cell’s value. By conditional formatting to your data, you can quickly identify variances in a range of values with a quick glance. Navigation: Home Tab → Styles Group → Conditional Formating Highlight Cells Rules To highlight cells that …

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Managing Conditional Formatting Rules in Excel

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Manage Rules enables users click New Rule, Edit Rule and Delete Rule to create, edit and delete rules in Conditional Formatting in Excel. To view all conditional formatting rules in a workbook, use the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager. You can also use this screen to create, edit and delete rules. 1. Select cell A1. 2. On the …

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How To Compare Two Lists in Excel

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These example describes how to compare two lists using conditional formatting. Example 1: Compare Lists of Customers for May 2010 and April 2010. Select cells in both lists (select first list, then hold CTRL key and then select the second) Go to Conditional Formatting > Highlight Cells Rules > Duplicate Values Press ok. See other examples Example …

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Only Find Duplicates in Excel

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This example teaches you how to find duplicates (or triplicates) in Excel. Sometimes duplicate data is useful, sometimes it just makes it harder to understand your data. When you just want to identify but not remove duplicate; Use conditional formatting to find and highlight duplicate data. That way you can review the duplicates and decide if you want …

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Identify Duplicate Values vs Remove Duplicates in Excel

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There’s a difference between identifying duplicated values/records and removing duplicated values/records in excel worksheet. To identify duplicate values/records in excel; Use conditional formatting. Home Tab → Styles Group → conditional formatting→Highlight Cell rule →Duplicate Values To remove duplicate values/records in excel; Use remove duplicate Data Tab → Data Tools Group → Remove Duplicate Command icon

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How to create simple in-cell histogram in Excel

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To create a simple in-cell histogram, you can use a formula based on the REPT function. This can be handy when you have straightforward data, and want to avoid the complexity of a separate chart. Formula =REPT(barchar,value/100) Explanation In the example shown, the formula is: =REPT(CHAR(110),C11/100) How this formula works The REPT function simply repeats …

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