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Creating An Excel Chart With Conditional Formatting.mp4
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2012Apr 29
Conditional formatting is a great tool for automatically formatting data in Excel based on the conditions present in a cell(s). For example, we can use conditional formatting to highlight automatically all unfavorable budget variances in red and all favorable budget variances in blue. Given the power of using conditional formatting on traditional Excel ranges, many Excel users would like to use this tool on charts and often ask the question "Can we apply conditional formatting to charts". The short answer is "No, conditional formatting does not work on chart data." The longer answer is "With a little creativity, we can trick Excel into applying what appears to be conditional formatting." In this tip, we will show you how, with a little creativity, you can create a chart in Excel with conditional formatting.

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