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Change cell color if only if not blank

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    Change cell color if only if not blank

    I have a category called "Other Notes" and I only want it to be yellow if there is something in there. How can I have the cell automatically be highlighted if not blank?
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    Re: Change cell color if only if not blank

    Set the conditional format rule as:

    Cell Value Is >> Equal to >> =""
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    Re: Change cell color if only if not blank

    That is doing the opposite of what I want it to do. The "Other Notes" could contain anything. I want the cell to be yellow if there is anything in there. Right now it is yellow whenever it is blank.

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    Re: Change cell color if only if not blank

    Then do the opposite:

    Cell Value Is >> Not Equal to >> =""

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    Re: Change cell color if only if not blank

    Oh figured it out. Not Equal to ""

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