Question

I have a sheet with several columns. Column A consists of numbers. Depending if the cell value in column A is even (or odd) I want to highlight several cells in that row, but not the entire row.

So far using conditionally formatting I have been able to add a formatting rule for each column I want to have highlighted. So for example if I want columns A, B and E highlighted I use three rules:

Formula: =ISEVEN(A1) - Highlight Format - Sheet!$A$1:$A100
Formula: =ISEVEN(A1) - Highlight Format - Sheet!$B$1:$B100
Formula: =ISEVEN(A1) - Highlight Format - Sheet!$E$1:$E100

…and etc for all additional columns.

But this is very cumbersome, I don’t know how to make a rule to cover it all in once or even if it is possible. I’m guessing VBA might be the solution, but I’m kinda a rookie there.

Any clues on how to attack this?

Answer 1

You should just fix your reference column in the formula for that (A becomes $A in this case). The ranges it applies for then can be all put in the same rule as well:

Formula: =ISEVEN($A1) - Highlight Format - Sheet!$A$1:$B100;Sheet!$E$1:$E100

So no VBA required!