Color cells when other cell value equals specific value

Question

The best way to ask this question is to give an example:

in cell A1 I have value, if the value is "abrakadabra" I want the cells A2 and A3 being marked in green color.

How can I do it using the Conditional Formatting?

Thanks

Answer 1

1. Navigate to: Conditional Formatting > New Rule > Use a formula to determine which cells to format
2. Insert formula =$A$1 = "abrakadabra"
3. Apply desired format
4. Open Conditional Formatting window again & apply the rule to desired cells ( A2:A3 )

Answer 2

Select cells A2 and A3, go to conditional formatting, and as rule type, choose "Use a formula to determine which cells to format". And the formula you can then add $A1="abrakadaba", choose the formatting you want, and click "OK".

[EDIT] Based on comment below, I made the A absolute, but I left the 1 relative, as I assume you want to copy this to other cells below row A.