Conditional formatting for specific # entries

[Pinaceous]

How do I use conditional formatting in excel to only accept the entries of ONLY the NUMBERS (1, 4, 5, 7, 8) and nothing else?

Where it highlights any CELL that is not one of these entries? (Except the blank!) So a COLUMN might have:

A1• 142425aasj
A2• 424252 asd
A3• asdasd 65566
A4• 1
A5• 4
A6• 5
A7• 7
A8• 8
A9•
A10• 21123123
A11• KJD33

Where it will highlight (A1, A2, A3, A10, A11), where it will not highlight (A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9).


I'm working with 'Data Validation' but I need a formula

in using ->

Conditional Formatting


Thank you.

 

[mikerickson]

For Validation, you can use List style with 1,4,5,7,8 as the source.

 

[Marcelo Branco]

In Conditional Formatting you can use this formula
=AND(A1<>"",ISNA(MATCH(A1,{1;4;5;7;8},0)))

Hope this helps

M.

 

[Pinaceous]

Hi,

I do appreciate the formula and have paste it into the tab 'New Formatting Rule' > 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'

It is pop-ups with this:


You may not use reference operators (such as unions, intersections, and ranges) or array constants for Conditional Formatting criteria.





Is there any way your formula can be revised.


Thank you.

 

[Marcelo Branco]

oops...Sorry, i forgot that is not possible to use array constants in CF

As a workaround create a named range, say MyList, containing the allowed numbers

Then you can use this formula in CF
=AND(A1<>"",ISNA(MATCH(A1,MyList,0)))

M.

 

[Peter_SSs]

Another option.

Excel Workbook
	A
1	142425aasj
2	424252 asd
3	asdasd 65566
4	1
5	4
6	5
7	7
8	8
9
10	21123123
11	KJD33
Sheet2 (2)

Cells with Conditional Formatting
Cell	Condition		Cell Format	Stop If True
A1	1. / Formula is =ISERROR(FIND("|"&A1&"|","|1|4|5|7|8||"))	Abc

 

[Pinaceous]

Hi for the List style approach, how do I make the box source BIGGER?

Right now it is very tiny, and I don't know why?

 

[Pinaceous]

HI,

This formula, works like a charm!


=ISERROR(FIND("|"&A1&"|","|1|4|5|7|8||"))


Many thanks!

 

[mikerickson]

Hi for the List style approach, how do I make the box source BIGGER?

You don't. Just keep typing and the data will be entered. for the size list that you gave, the box should be big enough.

 

[Peter_SSs]

HI,

This formula, works like a charm!


=ISERROR(FIND("|"&A1&"|","|1|4|5|7|8||"))


Many thanks!

You are welcome.