I might have asked this before... Colours...

[Drewmyster]

Hello,

Please can someone explain how to look up a value in another sheet, check a cell in the row of that cell, and then identify, based on the text in the cell ("Day" or "Night") to conditional format the cell to a specified colour fill.

So basics;

Sheet2 = A1 = Target Cell

SOURCE:
Sheet1 = A2 = "Monday"
Sheet1 = D2 = "Night"

I hope that makes it clearer.

 

[etaf]

not sure i follow
you want to conditional format cells based on text in the cell

for 2007, 2010 , 2013 , 2016 , 2019 or 365 Subscription excel version
Conditional Formatting

Highlight applicable range >>
A2:D100 - 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:
=A2="night"

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

as i say not following the target cell bit

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.

Test Here

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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

 

[JamesCanale]

MrExcelPlayground23.xlsx
	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Sheet 1					Sheet 2
2	Monday	x	1	Night		Monday
3	Tuesday	x	1	Day
4	Wednesday	x	1	Day
5	Thursday	x	1	Night
Sheet17

Cells with Conditional Formatting
Cell	Condition		Cell Format	Stop If True
F2	Expression	=XLOOKUP(F2,$A$2:$A$5,$D$2:$D$5,"",0)="Night"	text	NO