conditional format to highlight only those row ranges that agree with 2 conditions

[palaeontology]

In the range I4:M92 I have dynamic results from various formulae, so sometimes cells will have entries, and sometimes not.

For the range I4:M92 I'd like to only highlight those row ranges that agree with 2 conditions ....

1. the row is even
2. the character length in the cell in column I is greater than zero

The image (below) shows three images from left to right ...

Left Image : shows that my attempted conditional format formula .... =AND(ISEVEN(ROW(I4:M92)),LEN($I4)>0) ... is not working as it highlights nothing, though I know the 'iseven' part of the formula is correct as it works when I only conditionally format that on its own to highlight every even row

Middle Image : shows what happens when I use the formula .... =MOD(ROW(),2)=0 ... to highlight every 2nd row ... however, it's highlighting some rows I don't ultimately want highlighted as they don't contain a result

Right image : shows what I'm ultimately wanting the conditional format to highlight .... only those rows within the range I4:M92 that meet both conditions [note: for the purpose of showing the result i need I had to use the 'mod' formula for the range I4:M44]

can anyone see why my conditional format formula .... =AND(ISEVEN(ROW(I4:M92)),LEN($I4)>0) ... is not working they way I need it to ?

Very kind regards,

Chris

 

[etaf]

try
select I4:M92
=AND(ISEVEN(ROW($I4)),LEN($I4)>0)

i'll see about mocking something up and reply later

Note: Images are difficult to see , and also requires that I input all the data myself, which means I may make an error, which is very time consuming, and from my point of view less likely to get a response, if a complicated spreadsheet. Plus we cannot see any of the formulas used.

Therefore -

A SMALL sample spreadsheet, around 10-20 rows, would help a lot here, with all sensitive data removed, and expected results mocked up and manually entered, with a few notes of explanation.

This will possibly enable a quicker and more accurate solution for you.

MrExcel has a tool called “XL2BB” that lets you post samples of your data and will allow us to copy/paste your sample data into our Excel spreadsheets, saving a lot of time.

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You can also test to see if it works ok, in the "Test Here" forum.

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OR if you cannot get XL2BB to work, or have restrictions on your PC

then put the sample spreadsheet onto a share

I only tend to goto OneDrive, Dropbox or google docs , as I'm never certain of other random share sites and possible virus.
Please make sure you have a representative data sample and also that the data has been desensitised, remember this site is open to anyone with internet access to see - so any sensitive / personal data should be removed

Make sure you set any share or google to share to everyone

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[etaf]

=AND(ISEVEN(ROW($I4)),LEN($I4)>0)

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Conditional Formatting

Highlight applicable range >>
I4:M92 - Change, reduce or extend the rows to meet your data range of rows

Home Tab >> Styles >> Conditional Formatting
New Rule >> Use a formula to determine which cells to format
Edit the Rule Description: Format values where this formula is true:
=AND(ISEVEN(ROW($I4)),LEN($I4)>0)

Format [Number, Font, Border, Fill]
choose the format you would like to apply when the condition is true
OK >> OK

Book3
	I	J	K	L	M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7	1
8
9	1
10	1
11
12
13
14
15	1
16	1
17
18
19
20
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Sheet1

Cells with Conditional Formatting
Cell	Condition		Cell Format	Stop If True
I4:M26	Expression	=AND(ISEVEN(ROW($I4)),LEN($I4)>0)	text	YES