Color scales and data bars
Color a grid of numbers from lowest to highest, so the strong and weak spots stand out at a glance.
In this lesson
- A color scale colors each number by where it sits between the lowest and the highest in the cells you select.
- One very large or very small number changes the colors of all the others.
- Select only numbers that belong on one scale. Leave out totals and labels.
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Where it sits in Conditional formatting
- Highlight cells above a value8 min
- Color scales and data barsThis lesson9 min
- Highlight the whole row9 min
- Highlight duplicates9 min
- Highlight overdue and due-this-week dates11 min
- Traffic-light status column10 min
The steps
12 steps: 4 explanations, 6 Do this, 2 questions, then Your turn.
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
Confident · 9 min · Free, with no sign-up
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