How to apply conditional formatting when one date column approaches/exceeds another date column?

beatea

Column1 is Target Date

Column2 is Current Estimate

Can I make it orange and yellow depending on how far the Current is from approaching the Target?

Bassam Khalil

@beatea

Hope you are fine, yes you can do that by using a helper column and use a formula in that column as following

=Target Date - Current Estimate

Then you can use the result to configure a conditional formatting rule

Andrée Starå

Hi @beatea

I hope you're well and safe!

You can use a so-called helper column with a formula and then reference it in the Conditional Formatting rule.

Make sense?

Would that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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