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    Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    In my attached worksheet, can anyone tell me why in my conditional formatted rules, cells Y78:AM78 are shading green when there is no data entered in them? They should be shaded like the rest of the cells that don't have a value light blue.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Not sure, but if you go over the cells with Delete, they do turn light blue.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by bmouse View Post
    Not sure, but if you go over the cells with Delete, they do turn light blue.
    Not the cells I'm referring to, they stay green when I try that.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    There is a space [Char(32)] in the cells that's why it is showing green color, remove that spaces the color will disappear
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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by mlbdc2012 View Post
    Not the cells I'm referring to, they stay green when I try that.
    Dear sir, I am not blind. On my PC I went over cells Y78:AM78 with delete and the color changed to light blue.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by nflsales View Post
    There is a space [Char(32)] in the cells that's why it is showing green color, remove that spaces the color will disappear
    Where is this located, what cell number so I can remove it? Or how do I remove it? Sorry if that sounds stupid haha. Thanks!

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by bmouse View Post
    Dear sir, I am not blind. On my PC I went over cells Y78:AM78 with delete and the color changed to light blue.
    Well sir, I believe you, but on mine it does not, tried it three times...

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by mlbdc2012 View Post
    Where is this located, what cell number so I can remove it? Or how do I remove it? Sorry if that sounds stupid haha. Thanks!
    The same range Y78:AM78, every cell contains a space.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    from Y78:AM78

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by bmouse View Post
    The same range Y78:AM78, every cell contains a space.
    It has a space because there is a formula there in my original document, I cut this one down to size to be able to upload it here. Does this still work if there is a formula in the bar but no data returned?

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    Re: Conditional Formatting - Color Formatting for Blank Cells

    make it as 0

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