【EXCEL】How to give background color to lines containing specific characters

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This article will show you how to add background color to lines containing specific characters.

Add background color to lines containing specific characters

Steps

General Process

Step.1
Select the target range.

Step.2
Select New Rule from Conditional Formatting.

Step.3
Enter a formula into the rule.

Step.4
Set color for when the condition is met.

Details

Step.1 Select the target range.

Select the area whose background color you want to change.

 

Step.2 Select New Rule from Conditional Formatting.

①Click on the "Home" tab.⇒②Click on "Conditional Formatting" from the Styles menu

 

Select "New Rule".

 

Step.3 Enter a formula into the rule.

Choose "Use a formula to determine which cells to format" from the "Select a Rule Type" options.

 

Enter "=$I3="〇" in the "Format values ​​where this formula is true:" field.

 

supplement

The formula "=$I3="〇" means that "〇" is set in cell I3 (status item).

Also, the "$" mark means to fix it, and this time only the "$" is added at the beginning, so it means that column I is fixed.

Step.4 Set color for when the condition is met.

Click the "Format" button.

 

①Click on the "Fill" tab.⇒②Choose a "color".⇒③Click the "OK" button.

 

Click the "OK" button.

 

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