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    Row color change based on drop down selection

    Hello all. I have conditionally formatted cell O11 to change color based on one of the 7 selections in a drop down menu in the same cell. My question is, how can I do this where all the entry cells in that row change color according to that drop down selection?

    In other words, if O11 is formatted to turn green because "submitted" was selected from the drop down, how do I format it to where cells B11, C11, D11, E11, F11, G11, H11, I11, J11, K11, L11, M11, N11, etc... change to green as well?

    Please keep in mind that VBA is disabled here at work.

    Then, once I format it this way, how do I apply that for all rows based on the selection of the drop down text in column O?

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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    Select the entire range of cells that you want to change color, then
    Conditional Format>New Rule>Use Formula
    =$O11 = "Mississippi" or whatever your rule is and format.
    Does that work for you?
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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    Quote Originally Posted by ChemistB View Post
    Does that work for you?
    Thanks, but nope
    Last edited by Cutter; 07-31-2012 at 06:44 PM. Reason: Removed whole post quote

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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    Hmm, that should have worked. Did it do anything?

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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    it did nothing.

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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    It might help if you upload a sample spreadsheet with your issue.

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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    I tried, but it won't allow me to. It's an xls format, so I'm not sure why.
    Last edited by Cutter; 07-31-2012 at 06:45 PM. Reason: Removed duplicated post

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    Re: Row color change based on drop down selection

    If your file is bigger than 1mb I think you might need to zip it or clear out some of the unnecessary data. (Go advanced> Manage Attachments)

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