Seeking conditional formatting formula based on date and another cell's value

Question

Example:

• if status is 'closed' then due due date is [green]
• if status is 'major' or 'minor' and overdue based on TODAY, then due date is [red]
• if not overdue or 'closed', due date format is [clear]

Answer 1

Create two rules:

Conditional Formatting > New Rule > Use a formula to determine which cells to format

Green: = A1 = "Closed"
Red: = AND(OR(A1="major", A1="minor"),B1<NOW())

Apply desired format.

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Your rules should look like below once complete. To get to this screen to check:

Conditional Formatting > Manage Rules

Answer 2

You need two conditional formatting. (Apply to B:B )

For Green:

=IF(A2="Closed",TRUE,FALSE)

For Red:

=IF(AND(OR(A2="Minor",A2="Major"),B2<TODAY(),B2<>""),TRUE,FALSE)