Conditional formatting problem

[Susan1968]

Hi,

I am trying to apply conditional formatting to Cells D4:D80 that would change colour based on the value in each cell being lees than or greater than the previous cell... i.e. if D4 is £25.00 and C4 is £20.00 then i want D4 to turn Green if its less I need it to turn red. I can manage to do this for one cell but when i try to drag down the formula from D4 to D80 so C8 affects D8 it wont allow me to do this. If someone can help me to solve this i would need to use format painter and apply the same Conditional formatting to Columns 8, 12,16,20 and so on

Im not sure how to attach a copy of the file.. so hopefully this chart helps to visualize what i need.

Thanks in Advance

Susan

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[Fluff]

Select D4:D80 then in Cf > New Rule > Use a formula
And use this formula for green
=D4>C4

and the same for red with
=D4< C4<c4< html=""></c4<>

 

[Joe4]

To apply the Conditional Formatting to a whole range of cells at once, here is the key:
1. Select the whole range you want it applied to first
2. Write the Conditional Formatting as it applies to the very first cell in your select range. If you use the right combination of absolute/relative range references, the range reference will lock/float as needed.

 

[Susan1968]

Select D4:D80 then in Cf > New Rule > Use a formula
And use this formula for green
=D4>C4

and the same for red with
=D4< C4<c4< html=""></c4<>

Thanks ever so much Fluff it worked perfectly

 

[Susan1968]

Thank you Joe4 worked perfectly

 

[Fluff]

Glad we could help & thanks for the feedback