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Conditional Formattin - changing a cell if text appears in a column

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    Conditional Formattin - changing a cell if text appears in a column

    Hi All,

    I'm having some trouble and I would appreciate your help. I have a blank column, G2-G30, and I want the format of cell I1 to change whenever text of any kind is put into any of the cells of G2-G30.

    I have a conditional formatting rule of
    =G2:G30<>""
    set up for cell I1, but it only works if I put data in cell G2, and no other cells in the G2:G30 range.

    I'm sure there must be a quick fix for this but I can't work it out. Any help appreciated.
    Last edited by King_Crud; 10-11-2011 at 08:16 AM.

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    Re: Conditional Formattin - changing a cell if text appears in a column

    Hello,

    try this as the formula for a conditional format using a formula

    =COUNTIF($G$2:$G$30,"<>")>0

    cheers,

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    Re: Conditional Formattin - changing a cell if text appears in a column

    Thankyou, that's done the trick

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