根据组中一个单元格的值对一组单元格进行颜色格式化

Question

I have a table with few "2*3 matrix" like this:

A1 B1

A2 B2

A3 B3

I want each "matrix" is highlighted if related cell B3 with specific string.

It works if i list all condition

eg:if cell B3 with string "2A",that "matrix" will highlighted.

works: =OR(A1:B3="2A",A1:B3="2A2",A1:B3="2AT",A1:B3="2AT2")

not works: =SEARCH("2A",A1:B3,1) //only B3 will highlighted

Answer 1

Formulas used with conditional formatting need to return only TRUE or FALSE .

Function SEARCH returns an error if a match isn't found, or a Position Number if a match is found.

Perhaps you could use ISERROR to determine if SEARCH returns an error (and reverse the results with NOT ):

=NOT(ISERROR(SEARCH("1A2b",A1:B3,1)))

...returns TRUE if the search text is found, or FALSE if an error has occurred.