Now when you return to the spreadsheet, the conditional formatting will be applied. Your Manage Rule window should now look like this. In this example, the preview box shows red as the fill color. When you return to the New Formatting Rule window, you should see the preview of the formatting in the Preview box.
We also went to the Font tab and set the Color to Automatic. Then select the color that you'd like to see for the lowest value in the range. When the Format Cells window appears, select the Fill tab. To do this, select custom format from the Format with drop down. Next, we need to select what formatting to apply when this second condition is met. In our example, we've selected only the first bottom value. Then select Format only top or bottom ranked values in the first drop down, Bottom in the second drop down and enter 1 in the final box. If you want to convert the Excel table back to a regular range of cells, click anywhere in the table to display the tools necessary for converting the table back to a range of data. When the New Formatting Rule window appears, we need to set up the second condition. If you want to apply shading to alternate columns instead of alternate rows, you can clear this check box and select Banded Columns instead. You will need to click on the + button again in the bottom left. This will return you to the Manage Rules window. In this example, the preview box shows green as the fill color. Which columns or rows you select depends on whether you want to insert or delete columns. We also went to the Font tab and set the Color to Automatic. When using Excel on iPad, doubletap a cell to enter data in it. Then select the color that you'd like to see for the highest value in the range. Next, we need to select what formatting to apply when this condition is met. In our example, we've selected only the first top value. Then select Format only top or bottom ranked values in the first drop down, Top in the second drop down and enter 1 in the final box. When the New Formatting Rule window appears, select Classic as the Style. When the Manage Rules window appears, click on the + button in the bottom left to enter the first condition. Then click on the Conditional Formatting drop-down and select Manage Rules from the popup menu. Select the Home tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen. In this example, we've selected cells A1 through A5. Question: In Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac, is there a way to shade one cell green if it is the highest value in a range of cells, and to shade another cell red if it is the lowest number in a range of cells?Īnswer: Yes, you can use conditional formatting to highlight the highest and lowest values in a range of cells.įirst highlight the range of cells.
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