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Conditional Formatting Rule

Conditional formatting allows you to automatically format cells based on their values. To create a conditional formatting rule, select the cells to format, click conditional formatting, and choose a rule type like highlighting cells that meet certain criteria or using data bars, color scales, or icons to represent values. Preset rules can also be applied by selecting cells, choosing conditional formatting, then selecting a preset like data bars or icon sets.

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Conditional Formatting Rule

Conditional formatting allows you to automatically format cells based on their values. To create a conditional formatting rule, select the cells to format, click conditional formatting, and choose a rule type like highlighting cells that meet certain criteria or using data bars, color scales, or icons to represent values. Preset rules can also be applied by selecting cells, choosing conditional formatting, then selecting a preset like data bars or icon sets.

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Creating Conditional

Formatting Rule
• Provides an easier way to understand difficult patterns from raw
information.

• Conditional formatting allows you to automatically apply


formatting such as colors, icons, and data bars to one or more
cells based on the cell value.
1. Select the desired cells for the conditional
formatting rule.
2. From the Home tab, click the Conditional
Formatting command.
3. Move the mouse over the desired conditional
formatting type, then
select the desired rule from the menu.
4. A dialog box will appear. Enter the desired
value(s) into the blank
field.

5. Select a formatting style from the drop-down


menu.
6. The conditional formatting will be applied to the
selected cells.
Conditional Formatting
Presets
Data Bars

• Horizontal bars added to each cell, like a bar graph.


Color Scales

• Change the color of each cell based on its value.


• Each color scale uses a two- or three-color gradient.
Icon Sets

• Add a specific icon to each cell based on its value.


1. Select the desired cells for the conditional
formatting rule.
2. Click the Conditional Formatting command. A
drop-down menu will
appear.
3. Move the mouse over the desired preset, then
choose a preset style
from the menu.
4. The conditional formatting will be applied to the
selected cells.

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