Excel - Cells to change color based on previous cell value

Question

I am trying to create a formula in Excel whereby a cell would change color based on the value in the previous cell.

for example if cell B2 contains value X and then B3 contains value Y, I would like B3 to turn green if B3> B2 else to turn red.

Answer 1

'Standard' fill red the relevant range and select Column B, clear any existing CF rules and HOME > Styles - Conditional Formatting, New Rule..., Use a formula to determine which cells to format and Format values where this formula is true: :

=AND(B1>B1048576,ROW()<>1)

Format... , select green fill, OK , OK .

I am assuming your column is labelled.