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Conditional Formatting • Makes spreadsheets of complex data easier to read by formatting cells based on the data contained. Next Slide
Highlight text in cells Click here for Conditional Formatting options Home tab Highlight column to apply formatting to
Cursor over option Highlight Cell Rules
As the column contains text, click Text that Contains….
Type text to format in this box Click here to choose formatting
Choose the option for how you want to format the data
Click OK
All of the cells within the highlighted range now have the chosen formatting Click here to go to next example
Colour scales Highlight column you wish to format Click Conditional Formatting
Put cursor over the Color Scales option
Put cursor over formatting option
Text is displayed to show the formatting which will be chosen if this is applied. Select More Rules to have more control over how formatting will appear
Options to format the cells Format Style Options Colour of formatting can be chosen Value on which to carry out the Click OK to finalise formatting formatting
Three colour formatting based on the value compared to other cells in the range Click here to find out how to cancel formatting
Cancelling rules Click Conditional Formatting
Cursor over Clear Rules
Select Clear Rules from Entire Sheet
Formatting on the sheet clears Click here to end show

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