how do I format a column to change color when another column has a specific word in it?

[officegirl14]

I am not an Excel person, but I do have to use it a little for work. . Is there a way for me to format a column to be a highlighted color if another column of cells has a specific word entered into it? For example, I want any cell in column C to turn yellow if the word "high" is entered into any cell in column A.

[Pete_UK]

Highlight column C by clicking on the column identifier at the top of the column, then click on Conditional Formatting | New Rule | Use a formula ..., and then enter this formula in in the dialogue box that pops up:

=ISNUMBER(SEARCH("high",$A2))

Click on the Format button, then the Fill tab and select yellow, then OK your way out. Excel will automatically adjust the cell references to suit the cells that you had highlighted, and turn cells in column C yellow if the corresponding cell in column A contains "high".

Hope this helps.

Pete

[officegirl14]

Thank you so much. This has been driving me mad.

[Pete_UK]

Glad to be of help.

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