Conditional Formatting Next Date

[samsilverman]

I am using Excel 2007.

I have a spreadsheet that calculates in column F the next date a service is due. That next date is always the last day at 3, 6 or 12 months out from the date the area is serviced which is in Column E.

What I would like to do is color code the cells in column F to show what is due next, what is due 2nd and what is due 3rd anytime I open the spreadsheet and look at it.

So, say I service some areas in Feb 2010 and they need to be serviced again in 3, 6, or 12 months. If I open the spreadsheet in April 2010 to start preparing for my work in May, I'd like to see what is due in May colored coded as yellow, what is due in August colored coded as orange and what is due in Feb 2011 color coded as purple.

Any ideas? What I have been trying isn't working. Thanks for any help.

 

[AlphaFrog]

Select column F

Condition 1
Formula is =MONTH(DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY())+1,1))=MONTH(F1)
Set color: Yellow

Condition 2
Formula is =MONTH(DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY())+2,1))=MONTH(F1)
Set color: Orange

Condition 3
Formula is =MONTH(DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY())+3,1))=MONTH(F1)
Set color: Purple