highlight selection based on dropdown selection and value in answer column

**madhatter40** · 07-03-2013, 10:29 AM

I would like to highlight cells based on 2 criteria. First I need to select a product from the dropdown menu, second I need to reference a value based on the selection from the drop down menu. For example If I select "Apple" from the drop down menu it would use the "10" value to check the answer column and either change the background green if => 10 or red if < 10. Each product has a different value. Any help would be greatful. I have attached a sample workbook to help out.

**tigeravatar** · 07-03-2013, 10:50 AM

madhatter40,

Attached is a modified version of the workbook you posted.
I made a named range for the table you setup on sheet2 named tblProductValues
For the drop-down list in cell F2, I used this data validation list formula:

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Then I added two conditional formats to the Average (Answer) values in column C.
To highlight red for when average is < selected product value:

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To highlight green for when average is >= selected product value:

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Since the only selected item that has a value >= 10 is "Apple", that is the only selection that will show green. If you select a different product, the Average will be highlighted red. Does that work for you?