conditional formatting COLOR - pale green

I have only recently started using conditional formatting. I used this formula: =MOD(ROW(),3)=0 which highlights every 3rd row, but... I can't figure out how to use a formula to highlight 3 rows & leave one blank. I want to use pale green highlights.

I know I can "back into" it by making the whole worksheet highlighted in pale green, like the old IBM paper printouts, and using no fill to have an un-highlighted row, but I'm trying to find out how to use formulas to have multiple rows highlighted.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to have 3 rows green, 2 rows normal.

Any suggestions? Please help if you can. Thanks!

Mark
Boston

Using the same formula, you can write:
=MOD(ROW()-1,5)<3
That will be TRUE for 3 rows and FALSE for the next 2.

Hope this helps,
Miguel.

"LTUser54" wrote:

>
> I have only recently started using conditional formatting. I used this
> formula: =MOD(ROW(),3)=0 which highlights every 3rd row, but... I
> can't figure out how to use a formula to highlight 3 rows & leave one
> blank. I want to use pale green highlights.
>
> I know I can "back into" it by making the whole worksheet highlighted
> in pale green, like the old IBM paper printouts, and using no fill to
> have an un-highlighted row, but I'm trying to find out how to use
> formulas to have multiple rows highlighted.
>
> Ideally, I'd like to be able to have 3 rows green, 2 rows normal.
>
> Any suggestions? Please help if you can. Thanks!
>
> Mark
> Boston
>
>
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Miguel,

Thanks! What a great formula!

You are the coolest!

Mark Diaz
Boston