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Create a custom conditional formatting rule Select the range of cells, the table, or the whole sheet that you want to apply conditional formatting to. On the Home tab, click Conditional Formatting. Click New Rule. Select a style, for example, 3-Color Scale, select the conditions that you want, and then click OK.

Even though we can't use structured references, we still get some benefit from using a table, because Excel will keep track of the table range. If I add some new data to the table, the table expands and Excel automatically extends the conditional formatting rule to cover the entire range.

Instead of Format Painter, use the following trick to copy formatting to an entire column or row: Select the cell that contains the format you want to copy. Press Ctrl+C to copy the cell's content and formats. Press Ctrl+Spacebar to select the entire column.Choose Paste Special from the Edit menu.

Copy Conditional Formatting Using Format Painter Select the cell (or range of cells) from which you want to copy the conditional formatting. Click the Home tab. In the Clipboard group, click on the Format Painter icon. Select all the cells where you want the copied conditional formatting to be applied.

Conditional formatting is actually only limited to 3 FORMATs that can be applied. That's 7 possible conditions.

Copy Conditional Formatting Using Format Painter Select the cell (or range of cells) from which you want to copy the conditional formatting. Click the Home tab. In the Clipboard group, click on the Format Painter icon. Select all the cells where you want the copied conditional formatting to be applied.

Create a custom conditional formatting rule Select the range of cells, the table, or the whole sheet that you want to apply conditional formatting to. On the Home tab, click Conditional Formatting. Click New Rule. Select a style, for example, 3-Color Scale, select the conditions that you want, and then click OK.

Select Conditional format. Click Add Rule, and select the table to which you want to apply the conditional formatting. Select the column in the table for which you want the rule to apply?each column in the table will appear as an option, so you can customize to your heart's content.

Re: Conditional Formatting on whole column with variable reference cells Select the range, in Conditional Formatting click New rule. Select Use formula. Our range starts from C2. Add formula for this cell and select format. Ok and Apply.

The easiest way to apply a formula to the entire column in all adjacent cells is by double-clicking the fill handle by selecting the formula cell. In this example, we need to select the cell F2 and double click on the bottom right corner. Excel applies the same formula to all the adjacent cells in the entire column F.