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    Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    I'm trying to apply conditional formatting to a Pivot Table using these instructions: https://www.ablebits.com/office-addi...g-pivottables/

    I've tried to find other ways to do it but they all give the same general steps....one being to "click the Formatting Options button which appears at the bottom right of the range" but I don't have that button.

    Any ideas? Is there another way to access this options menu?

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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    Attach a sample workbook. Make sure there is just enough data to demonstrate your need. Include a BEFORE sheet and an AFTER sheet in the workbook if needed to show the process you're trying to complete or automate. Make sure your desired results are shown, mock them up manually if necessary.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    Here you go. I want it to look at the "Invoice Type" and change the colour of each column according to what's there.
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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    I have in the attached used conditional formatting in a pivot table.
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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    This one is better

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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    I copied the formulas you used in the Conditional Formatting, but it's not expanding to new data when the Pivot Table expands. How can I fix this?
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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    I've attached it with more data. The conditional Formatting doesn't expand when the table changes.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    I even turned the Invoice Data range into a table then changed the Pivot table source to that table and it only partially works. The range for conditional formatting should change according to the table's change in size but it doesn't

    I next expanded the range for the Conditional Formatting to exceed the data in the Pivot table (row 2000) and that works. So, make the range in Conditional Formatting something that will not likely be exceeded any time soon.

    The repeating labels are created by right clicking in the Pivot table column that you want repeating labels in and then choose Field Settings. On the Layout and Print tab select Repeat item labels and click 0k.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    Thanks Expanding the range worked perfectly...the only problem is, every time I refresh the data, for some reason the range in the Conditional Formatting changes. It changes it from columns A:H to A:G. Any ideas? G is the total column that recalculates...could that have something to do with it?

    It happens when I change the table set at the top...the Invoice Month and / or Year.

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    Re: Conditional Formatting on a Pivot Table - Formatting Options Icon not showing

    There is formatting in the totals column that appears to interfere with the conditional formatting when the table is refreshed. I have tried several things to try and override this but have been unsuccessful.

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