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Wed 8 Feb 2012, 16:36 Delegate John said...

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Conditional Formatting

I am using the following in Conditional Formatting to specify a particular condition - (Cell Colour)
"Formula Is" =(V$11:V$12)<1
If V11 is <1 and V12 is >1 then the condition is set, however if V11 is >1 and V12 is <1 then the condition does not get set.
Please advise what the formula should be to return the condition if either V11 or V12 is <1.

Thu 9 Feb 2012, 16:36 Trainer Paul said...

RE: Conditional Formatting

=OR($V$11<1,$V$12<1)

try this

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When dealing with formulas containing more than one operator (+, -, /, *), Excel follow standard BEDMAS order of operation rules. These rules specify the order that calculations will be performed in, regardless of how the formula reads left to right:

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It should be noted that multiplication and division are considered equal; as are addition and subtraction.

If you would like to check the order in which Excel is performing calculations in a formula, simply click on the cell containing the formula. Then go to Tools - Formula Auditing and select Evaluate Formula.

In the Evaluate Formula dialogue box that appears on your screen, click the Evaluate button to see how Excel calculates the formula result.

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