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    Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    I have the below conditions i want my cells to relate to.

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    I have a column with all my data in, and in the column next to it i have a drop down list for the severity, (1-6), which can change and I choose manually.

    I want the cell with the data in to be formatted the same as the image. So if the value is in the range >=10E-4 to <10E-3, and I specify the severity is a 5, then my cell with data in goes yellow, and if its a severity of 6 then the cell becomes red, etc.

    all ideas will be really helpful.
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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    can you post an example spreadsheet rather than an image

    I set something like this up recently for a project using a 1-6 scale horizonal and 1-6 vertical and use AND / OR


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    AND( cell >=10E-4, cell <10E-3, cell with severity =5 )
    then yellow

    then a new rule for red
    AND( cell >=10E-4, cell <10E-3, cell with severity =6 )
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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    that image is what i am working off.

    i have a spread sheet that looks like this :

    F.P Severity
    1.54e-02 1-6
    1.01e-03 1-6
    5.05e-02 1-6

    and so on....

    the image is what i am working off too, i like the look of what you suggested above, if you think that is the way to go could you expand in it abit please.

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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    Assuming that the info is in as attached spreadsheet

    then formula I posted will work - see attached example
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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    yes using that works, i have had to make 36 rules but i presume there is no way around this?

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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    why 36 rules ?

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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    as its a 6x6 grid and my data can be anything from 1.00E-6 to 0.1 (broken down into 6 smaller differences), each with its own rating of 1-6. so 36 separate rules, but the same 36 applies to each piece of data.

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    Re: Conditional formatting cells, dependent on value in range and choice of drop down list

    can you combine into 1 set for each colour some how

    can you post a few examples of RED

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