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    Conditional Formatting help needed

    I am trying to set up a complex (for me anyway) series of conditional formatting options for my spreadsheet. I am scheduling music leaders for each weekend at my church. Allow me to explain what I am trying to do...

    - Cell starts grey, which tells me that I have not worked on this week/leader yet.
    - "1" activates a check mark icon, telling me that the leader has been scheduled
    - "0" turns the cell white, meaning that they have not been scheduled this week.
    - "2" turns the cell black, indicating that the leader has blocked out this week, and is unable to lead.

    Here's the tricky part, where I need your help.
    - If more than one worship leader is leading at the same time, I would like the entire column to turn red EXCEPT the black blockout dates. I still need to see those that are blocked out.

    I have formatting that will turn the entire column red, but I can't seem to work it out so that blocked out columns remain black.

    I have a feeling that I either have them in the wrong order, or I need to build all of this into one conditional formula. I just don't know how.


    Cell Color Change Conditional Formatting
    Cell Color Formatting.png

    Checkmark Conditional Formatting
    Check Mark Formatting.jpg

    Conditional Formatting Order
    Conditional Formatting Order.jpg

    Red Conditional Formatting ISSUE
    - B3 still needs to show BLACK, as there is a "2" in the cell which tells the Cell Color Formatting to change the cell black. The problem is that the Red Conditioning Overrides the black formatting. I need B3 to stay black, but B4:B8 to change to red. Any black cells in B3:B8 need to stay black.
    Red Formatting .jpg

    WORKSHEET
    Worship Leader Scheduling-2013.xlsx



    Please let me know if you have a solution. Much appreciated!

    Keith

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    Re: Conditional Formatting help needed

    In Conditional Formatting Rules Manager dialog, double click your current "black" rule. Edit Format Rule dialog appears. In Select a Rule Type section, click "Format only cells that contain". In Edit the Rule Description section, set input boxes to [Cell Value] [equal to] and [=2], then set Format to black fill... OK out of editing dialog. Back in Rules Manager click the "move up" button and tick the Stop If True checkbox then click the Apply button.

    I believe this also changes your white fill when cell =1. You'll have to create another rule similar to black rule, only with white fill based on cell =1. Put below "red" fill rule, do not check Stop If True. You can copy Applies To from black rule.
    Last edited by jhren; 07-27-2013 at 03:23 AM.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting help needed

    Thank you! Worked perfectly. I appreciate it!

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