How to change a cells fill color based on if the previous cell contains certain text?

Question

How to change one cell fill color based on the text of the previous cell.

I know that I need to use conditional formatting along with using a formula to determine which cell to format, but I just can't figure out what formula to use.

Answer 1

Depends on the condition, you can use Conditional Formatting on the Home Tab and set a rule under Use a formula to determine which cells to format there you can specify if for example =A1>5 Format it to Fill Green then select to what cells you want this rule to be applied. You can find more information here: How to create rules with Conditional Formatting .