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    Conditional Formatting Assistance

    I am in dire need of assistance.

    I have attached an simplified version of the spreadsheet I am using but have removed all conditional formatting that I have been using.

    Now, what I want to do it evaluate each row and if the last value for that row is X, then highlight that cell and the Server name for that row.

    I have used conditional formatting but it seems that I cannot specify an option to look at the last cell in a row, evaluate that cell's value and then apply the formatting. I can only have conditional formatting highlight every cell in that row that matches the condition.

    I only want the last cell, which represents the most current data, to be highlighted, as well as the category name, if the condition is met.

    Anybody know of a way to accomplish that? All suggestions welcome and thank you in advance.
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    Use "formula is" option

    not sure what you wanted so I made a generic example

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    Hi Bret,

    See the attached file for conditional format on the most current data.

    What do you exactly mean with " ... if the condition is met." ?

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    When I say "if the condition is met", I mean that if the value of the last cell is equal to or greater than 90%, I would like the cell highlighted.

    In the example that I provided, there will be values in columns that are not yet displayed. For example, row 4 represents dates. There will be values for dates beyond 10.1.2008 so the forumula should, in theory, evaluate the last cell in that row that contains data. Then, if the value of that cell is => 90%, the cell is highlighted as well as the Server name displayed in column B.

    Thanks for the help.

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    Hi,

    Instead of using ..

    =EN(J5<>"";K5="";J$4<>"")

    .. use this formula in the conditional format.

    =EN(J5>=0,9;K5="";J$4<>"")

    For what I know it is not possible to highlight the server name based on a variable last cell. Maybe someone else knows ?

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    The formula you have provided produces an error when utilizing the Conditional Formatting window.

    Sorry, thought I was pretty good with Excel but can't figure out the error. It does not produce specifics other than to say that the formula contains an error.

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    Bret

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    It's probabbly because I'm using the Dutch version. Try :

    =AND(J5>=0.9,K5="",J$4<>"")

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    Thank you - that seems to be working just fine.

    Bret

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