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oliver
08-19-2008, 03:46 AM
Question. In the attached example the Conditional format in Column B looks for a value in Column A to trigger the format. The problem is Column A results are created by a link to another worksheet. The top example works great (thanks Ron McK) but now I need to do the same thing, but based on info from a link. Can the formula be modified?
Thanks Oliver

=AND($A1<>"",$B1="")

Bob Phillips
08-19-2008, 04:40 AM
Change the formula in A

=IF(Sheet2!A4<>"",Sheet2!A4,"")

oliver
08-19-2008, 08:06 AM
Thanks for the reply XLD, but I couldn?t get your suggestion to work.
I my example, refer to A23, it is the cell containing the link.
What I need is CF in B23 that will 1) have no formatting if A23 has no values visible, 2) format the cell to a color if A23 has a value visible, & 3) clear the formatting if I enter a value in B23.
Hope this makes since, sorry if I am misinterpreting what you suggested.
Thanks, Oliver

Bob Phillips
08-19-2008, 08:22 AM
I understand, and I think I have given you a solution whereby you only have to change the formula in A25.

oliver
08-19-2008, 11:29 AM
You are correct, my error. It works great.
thanks
Oliver