Help with a formula: Symbol to change color based on Status

Jennifer Cosgrove

I need help with the formula for my sheet. I need the symbol to change color if I change the status.

In progress = blue

Complete = green

Ongoing = yellow

Need confirmation = red

Andrée Starå

Hi Jennifer,

Try something like this.

=IF(Status@row = "In progress"; "Blue"; IF(Status@row = "Complete"; "Green"; IF(Status@row = "Ongoing"; "Yellow"; IF(Status@row = "Need confirmation"; "Red"))))

The same version but with the below changes for convenience.

=IF(Status@row = "In progress", "Blue", IF(Status@row = "Complete", "Green", IF(Status@row = "Ongoing", "Yellow", IF(Status@row = "Need confirmation", "Red"))))

Depending on your country/region, you'll need to exchange the comma to a period and the semi-colon to a comma.

Did that work?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Jennifer Cosgrove

Do I put the formula above the status column? And will it only work if I have 4 statuses to match the 4 colors?

Andrée Starå

You add it to the whole Symbol column or the rows where you'd like to use it. It will only work if you use the colors included.

Make sense?

Vinita Soman

Hi @Andrée Starå this formula did not work for me. After first condition, the rows were not getting selected.

=IF(Status@row= "Complete"; "Blue"; IF(Status@row = "In Progress"; "Green"; IF(Status@row = "Hold"; "Yellow"; IF(Status@row = "Not Started"; "Red"))))