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    conditional formating a row with text and number

    Hello,

    I would like to highlight a row based on a number and letter combination eg 1A, in conditional formating

    I know how to do this with text cant seem to figure out with number and text

    Many thks

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    Re: conditional formating a row with text and number

    Try

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    How can you use Conditional Formating.

    --In Excel 2007 and 2010, Conditional Formatting is in the Styles group on the Home tab. In Excel 2003, Conditional Formatting is on the Format menu. See here how you can work using CF.
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    Re: conditional formating a row with text and number

    All the entries in Column B have 2 spaces in front of them. To Conditionally format using the data as it is, select the area that you want formatted and in Conditional Formatting, New Rule, Use Formula, enter this formula

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    If you remove the spaces in column B use this formula instead:

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