Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...

When you think VBA code is your only hope, try combing built-it conditional formatting tools. You might just find an easier solution than writing code. Editor’s Note: This article was originally ...

A row-by-row formatting rule is as easy to apply as a column-by-column in Microsoft Excel, but you might not get the results you thought you would. Conditional formatting in Microsoft Excel has been ...

Microsoft Excel 2007's conditional formatting feature allows you to format cells based on certain criteria. As an example, you might want the row color to change based upon a credit or debit on a ...

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells. For example, ...

A giant grid of numbers can be mind-numbing. Once I discovered the magic of color-coded rules, spotting shifts and irregularities got a whole lot easier. A vivid spreadsheet quickly calls attention ...

Conditional Formatting in Excel can be considered a valuable utility that can help visually enhance the data analysis and presentation in the spreadsheet by applying particular formatting based on pre ...