When you think VBA code is your only hope, try combing built-it conditional formatting tools. You might just find an easier solution than writing code.

Microsoft Excel 2007's conditional formatting feature allows you to format cells based on certain criteria. As an example, you might want the row color to change based upon a credit or debit on a ...

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells. For example, ...

Adding color creates a great visual effect, but did you know that you can evaluate values by color? Use this technique to turn color into valuable information.

Excel is a potent tool that can easily handle tons of data. A beneficial improvement to increase your user experience is to change cell color based on their value so that you can effortlessly read ...

How to Use If-Then Excel Equations to Color Cells. If-Then rules allow you to create colorful business spreadsheets that do more than look pretty. Meaningful colors can help you and others ...

TL:dr; How do I format cells with a color based upon absolute value without changing the actual values in the cells to absolute values?

Merging Cells Picture this: you have a row in Excel where the same data applies to each cell. Rather than repeating the same value multiple times, you decide to click "Merge And Center" in the ...

The latest update to Excel for the web brings new options for cell colors, cell formatting, and tables. There's also a new printing experience on the way.