Automatic Cell Highlighting
I am logging man hours for construction jobs. I have three columns that perform this function. One column for "Budgeted Hours", one for "Actual Hours" and one for "Remaining Hours". I input hours into the "Actual Hours" column daily and it updates the "Remaining Hours" column automatically. I want to set up a formula that will turn the "Remaining Hours" cell red if the number goes into the negatives. This will help provide a more noticeable alert for when we go beyond the number of hours we budgeted for the job verses how many we actually work.
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Hi Coles,
You can certainly achieve this using the Conditional Formatting feature. I've attached some screenshots. I set the grid up as described and then created the rule shown below to achieve your requested outcome.
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That is perfect! thank you!
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The solution was great... another option would be if the cell contains a (-). I prefer the previously noted suggestion as I had a similar challenge. Thanks for this!
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