Simple Way to Use Excel 2013 Conditional Formatting for Multiple Rows with Number Formulas

Simple Way to Use Excel 2013 Conditional Formatting for Multiple Rows with Number Formulas

Microsoft Excel 2013 is a powerful spreadsheet program that allows users to organize, analyze, and visualize data in a variety of ways. One useful feature of Excel is conditional formatting, which can be used to highlight cells that meet certain criteria. In this article, we will cover a simple way to use Excel 2013 conditional formatting for multiple rows with number formulas to change row numbers without manually doing so.

Key Concepts

Before we dive into the specifics of how to use Excel 2013 conditional formatting for multiple rows with number formulas, it's important to understand some key concepts:

• Conditional Formatting: This is a feature in Excel that allows you to automatically apply formatting, such as colors or fonts, to cells that meet certain criteria.
• Number Formulas: These are formulas that perform calculations using numbers. In Excel, number formulas can be used to perform a wide range of calculations, from simple addition and subtraction to complex statistical analyses.
• Multiple Rows: In Excel, a row is a horizontal set of cells. When we refer to "multiple rows," we mean multiple sets of cells arranged horizontally.

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Changing Row Numbers Manually

When working with multiple rows in Excel, it can be time-consuming to manually change the row numbers for each row. For example, if you have a table with 100 rows and you need to change the row numbers for rows 11-20, you would have to manually change the row numbers for each of those rows. This can be a tedious and error-prone process.

Using Conditional Formatting with Number Formulas

A simpler way to change row numbers for multiple rows is to use Excel 2013 conditional formatting with number formulas. This allows you to use a formula to automatically change the row numbers for multiple rows at once. This can save you time and reduce the risk of errors.

How to Use Excel 2013 Conditional Formatting for Multiple Rows with Number Formulas

To use Excel 2013 conditional formatting for multiple rows with number formulas, follow these steps:

1. Select the cells that you want to format. In this example, we will select rows 11-20.
2. Click the Home tab in the ribbon, then click the Conditional Formatting button. A drop-down menu will appear.
3. Hover your mouse over New Rule. Another drop-down menu will appear.
4. Click Use a formula to determine which cells to format. This will open the New Formatting Rule dialog box.
5. In the Format values where this formula is true box, enter the following formula: =MOD(ROW(),2)=0. This formula will highlight every other row.
6. Click the Format button to specify the formatting you want to apply to the highlighted rows. For example, you could change the font color or background color.
7. Click OK to close the Format Cells dialog box.
8. Click OK again to close the New Formatting Rule dialog box.

Now, every other row in the selected range (rows 11-20) will be highlighted with the formatting you specified. You can adjust the formula to highlight different rows or use different formatting options as needed.

• Excel 2013 conditional formatting can be used to highlight cells that meet certain criteria.
• Number formulas can be used to perform calculations using numbers in Excel.
• Multiple rows can be formatted at once using Excel 2013 conditional formatting with number formulas.
• This can save time and reduce the risk of errors compared to manually changing row numbers.

References

• Use conditional formatting to highlight information
• Formula syntax for Excel