Excel's conditional formatting lets you customize how your data displays, from changing colors and shading to adding icons and more. Here's how it works.

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.

How to Make Colors Change With Validation in Excel. Excel's conditional formatting tool applies formatting depending on cells' contents. Validation rules can change cells font, style, size or border.

How to change font color for an Excel drop-down list We’re going to combine the data validation control with the conditional formatting feature in order to apply a font color to the selected ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.

For instance, you can use conditional formatting to highlight cells in red if their values fall below a certain number or use another color for values above a target. It can also be applied to ...

With conditional formatting, you can easily apply color scales, data bars, or icon sets to your data, making it easier to gain the insights you need.

Susan Harkins shows you how to visually identify holidays using Excel's conditional formatting feature.