Conditional formatting help required please

[y_not]

I have a spreadsheet where cell C& requires the user to enter either "Y" or "N". Depending which they enter I need to recolour cells B7:B12.

I have completely run out of ideas for how to do this - Excel bible, web searches etc. have not solved the problem.

Can someone please please put me out of my misery - I know it can be done and I'm sure its simple (when you know how)?

Many thanks

Tony (now you know why I log in backwards ... ynoT !!!)

[Bob Phillips]

If there are 3 or loess values, you can use conditional formatting -
Format>Conditional Formatting... Select the cell, invoke CF, and enter your
first value, click Format and set the colour. For more conditions, click the
Add.

If you have more than 3 conditions, use worksheet events

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
With Target
If .Address = "$C$10" Then
Select Case .Value
Case 1: .Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Case 2: .Interior.ColorIndex = 5
Case 3: .Interior.ColorIndex = 6
Case 4: .Interior.ColorIndex = 10
'etc
End Select
End If
End With

ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be
'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard
'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select
'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in.



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RP
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> I have a spreadsheet where cell C& requires the user to enter either "Y"
> or "N". Depending which they enter I need to recolour cells B7:B12.
>
> I have completely run out of ideas for how to do this - Excel bible,
> web searches etc. have not solved the problem.
>
> Can someone please please put me out of my misery - I know it can be
> done and I'm sure its simple (when you know how)?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Tony (now you know why I log in backwards ... ynoT !!!)
>
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[tonywig]

for cells B7 to B12, set the conditional format to something like ...

Condition 1.
Formula.
=if(C7="Y",1,0)
Then set the colours accordingly.

Condition 2.
Formula.
=if(C7="N",1,0)
Then set the colours accordingly.

Hope I've understood correctly and this helps.