How do I create an alert of expiration date in Excel?

[kachnycz]

I created a spreadsheet to track documents. The last column is for
expiration dates of documents. How can I set up an alert when the expiration
date is approaching?

[Martin P]

Use conditional formatting in the cell. For example, with the date in A12,
something like
Formula is =TODAY()+7>=$A$12
as the condition.
Then choose a pattern.

"kachnycz" wrote:

> I created a spreadsheet to track documents. The last column is for
> expiration dates of documents. How can I set up an alert when the expiration
> date is approaching?

[goldenstate]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. Looks like I have to do the conditional formatting for each cell - is there a way to do the formatting for an entire column? I have a lot of cells with dates that I need to track. Also, every time I open the spreadsheet, will the dates close to expiration (based on my formula) be highlighted?

Thanks again!