Conditional Formatting - Highlight closest value in excel

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I have a number in cell J10 and need to highlight the closest number to it from the following cells:N10, R10, V10, Z10, AD10, AH10, AL10, AP10.

I have found help from sites that show things in columns but I need to know how to do it in rows instead.

I have looked for a couple of hours and am very frustrated. Thanks for your help!
 

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Hi,

Maybe there is a better solution, but i think this works

Create two helper columns like these

AW AX
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 96pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=128><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 48pt" span=2 width=64><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20 width=64>N10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>0,15</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>R10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>0,1</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>V10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>0,5</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>Z10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>1,1</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>AD10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>1,3</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>AH10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>0,8</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>AL10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>5</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20>AP10</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 align=right>1,2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

In AW1:AW8 enter as text the cell addresses

Formula in AX1
=ABS(INDIRECT(AW1)-$J$10)
copy down til AX8

Then select the range N10:AP10
CF>New Rule>Use a formula to...
and enter this formula
=ADDRESS(ROW(),COLUMN(),4)=INDEX($AW$1:$AW$8,MATCH(MIN($AX$1:$AX$8),$AX$1:$AX$8,0))

Pick, e.g, Fill ---> Yellow
Ok, Ok

HTH

M.
 
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GA3 said:
I have a number in cell J10 and need to highlight the closest number to it from the following cells:N10, R10, V10, Z10, AD10, AH10, AL10, AP10.

I have found help from sites that show things in columns but I need to know how to do it in rows instead.

I have looked for a couple of hours and am very frustrated. Thanks for your help!
Click to expand...
First, tell us what version of Excel you're using.

Ok, let's assume J10 = 2

N10 = 1
R10 = 3

Which cell should be highlighted?
 
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Hi,

Improving the formula of my previous post to get more than one number that are equally closer to J10.

Using the helper columns AX and AW

Select N10:AP10
CF>New Rule>Use a formula to..
Formula
=AND(MATCH(ADDRESS(ROW(N10),COLUMN(N10),4),$AW$1:$AW$8,0),ABS(N10-$J$10)=MIN($AX$1:$AX$8))

M.
 
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TV...I am using Excel 2007.

Marcello, I have 20,000 rows that I need to apply this to. How would that affect the helper table?
 
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The answer would be both if they are equidistant.

I have come up with a solution that will work for me 90% of the way. The other 10% could be considered negligible.

In each of my cells, I have used 2 conditional formatting rules. I have set each cell to highlight if the value in the cell (N10, R10, V10, Z10, AD10, AH10, AL10, AP10) is within 5 of the value in J10.

(These are actually retail price points so I have set the conditions to be within .05 of the compare to value in J10. The Price points are usually within a .10 increment so it will catch 90% of them).
 
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Hi GA3,

I didnt know you have so many rows. You already have a solution, i know, but i think i also created one.

To reduce the CF final formula, in column AS (for example) i inserted this formula to get the minimum of each row
=MIN(ABS(N10-J10),ABS(R10-J10),ABS(V10-J10),ABS(Z10-J10),ABS(AD10-J10),ABS(AH10-J10),ABS(AL10-J10),ABS(AP10-J10))
copy down

In AY1:BF1 (for example) i put the relevant column-numbers (columns N, R, V, Z, AD, AH, AL, AP)

AY AX.....BF
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 384pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=512><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 48pt" span=8 width=64><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 height=20 width=64 align=right>14</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>18</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>22</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>26</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>30</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>34</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>38</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl63 width=64 align=right>42</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


At last, selecting, N10:AP?
CF formula
=AND(MATCH(COLUMN(N10),$AY$1:$BF$1,0),ABS(N10-$J10)=$AS10)

HTH

M.
 
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GA3,

Forgot to say
The formulas in column AS begin at AS10

If you dont want a helper column, you can substitute in CF formula $AS10 by the formula
=MIN(ABS($N10-$J10),ABS($R10-$J10),ABS($V10-$J10),ABS($Z10-$J10),ABS($AD10-$J10),ABS($AH10-$J10),ABS($AL10-$J10),ABS($AP10-$J10))

M.
 
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Marcelo Branco said:
GA3,

Forgot to say
The formulas in column AS begin at AS10

If you dont want a helper column, you can substitute in CF formula $AS10 by the formula
=MIN(ABS($N10-$J10),ABS($R10-$J10),ABS($V10-$J10),ABS($Z10-$J10),ABS($AD10-$J10),ABS($AH10-$J10),ABS($AL10-$J10),ABS($AP10-$J10))

M.
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The nearest value to C2 among the following 9 values (same row) should be highlighted. How to achieve the same using Conditional Formatting?

Note: I have many such rows following this sample one.
 
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