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    Automatic movement of date indicator on spreadsheet

    I'm not sure if this is possible in Excel.

    My current contract has me managing a project for a software implementation. The business doesn't have Microsoft Project so I've drawn up a project task list for the next three months.

    The tasks and responsible party(s) I've listed in the far left two columns with each column thereafter headed by the day and date in sequence through to end of May. What I would like is to have some form of indicator which comes from the top row (which contains each day and date) through to the last row indicating the current date. This would update automatically based on the current date and therefore give some perspective on what stage the parties should have reached with their task.

    Updating the date automatically is easy but having a moving indicator across the spreadsheet is where I get stuck.


    Looking forward to hearing from anybody who could help me.

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    Re: Automatic movement of date indicator on spreadsheet

    You could use conditional formatting to color code the header cell (or wherever you want your indicator to be).

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    Re: Automatic movement of date indicator on spreadsheet

    So, you want the column that represents today's date to be highlighted?

    You can do this using conditional formatting.

    Let's assume your dates are in the range C1:H1 and your data area is in the range C2:H10.

    Select the *entire* range C1:H10 starting from cell C1.
    Cell C1 will be the active cell. The active cell is the
    one cell in the selected range that is not shaded. The
    formula will be relative to the active cell.

    Goto the Home tab>Styles>Conditional Formatting>Manage rules>New rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to format

    Enter this formula in the box below:

    =C$1=TODAY()

    Click the Format button
    Select the desired style(s)
    OK out
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Valko View Post
    So, you want the column that represents today's date to be highlighted?

    You can do this using conditional formatting.

    Let's assume your dates are in the range C1:H1 and your data area is in the range C2:H10.

    Select the *entire* range C1:H10 starting from cell C1.
    Cell C1 will be the active cell. The active cell is the
    one cell in the selected range that is not shaded. The
    formula will be relative to the active cell.

    Goto the Home tab>Styles>Conditional Formatting>Manage rules>New rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to format

    Enter this formula in the box below:

    =C$1=TODAY()

    Click the Format button
    Select the desired style(s)
    OK out
    Tony,

    that's outstanding - exactly what I was trying to do.


    Thanks very much.

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    Re: Automatic movement of date indicator on spreadsheet

    You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

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