Conditional formatting can help make patterns and trends in your data more apparent. To use it, you create rules that determine the format of cells based on their values, such as the following monthly …

Create a custom conditional formatting rule Select a style, for example, 3-Color Scale, select the conditions that you want, and then select OK.

Using AND, OR and NOT with Conditional Formatting in Excel In Excel, you can also use AND, OR and NOT to set Conditional Formatting criteria with the formula option. When you do this you can omit the …

Use formulas in conditional formatting to do more than you can with the built-in rules. For example, format blank cells, or see which salespeople are selling above average, or track who has received …

Apply conditional formatting to text 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, point to Highlight …

You can quickly filter data based on visual criteria, such as font color, cell color, or icon sets. And you can filter whether you have formatted cells, applied cell styles, or used conditional formatting. In a …

Data bars, color scales, and icon sets are conditional formats that create visual effects in your data. These conditional formats make it easier to compare the values of a range of cells at the same time. …

Use conditional formatting to apply banded rows or columns You can also use a conditional formatting rule to apply different formatting to specific rows or columns. Here's how: On the worksheet, do one …

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If you want to convert the Excel table back to a regular range of cells, select anywhere in the table to display the tools necessary for converting the table back to a range of data. Note: You cannot create …