A primer on conditional formatting

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Adam Steinfurth

Instructor

When to use conditional formatting

  • Small or medium size data
  • Changing data
    • Formatting remains when the underlying data changes
Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Parts of conditional formatting

  • "Single color" / "Color Scale"

Conditional Formatting Menu

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Parts of conditional formatting

  • "Single color" / "Color Scale"
  • "Range"

Conditional Formatting Menu

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Parts of conditional formatting

  • "Single color" / "Color Scale"
  • "Range"
  • "Condition" ("Format cells if...")

Conditional Formatting Menu

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Parts of conditional formatting

  • "Single color" / "Color Scale"
  • "Range"
  • "Condition" ("Format cells if...")

Conditional Formatting Menu

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Parts of conditional formatting

  • "Single color" / "Color Scale"
  • "Range"
  • "Condition" ("Format cells if...")
  • "Style"

Conditional Formatting Menu

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

No higlighting

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Select the range

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

File option for conditional formatting

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Add new rule

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Format cells if

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Red formatting

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Let's give it a try!

Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

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