Change font color in cell based on value in a cell to the right

Question

I need a rule to change font color in all cells in column A for which value in cell to the right (in column B) is 0.

I am trying to use conditional formating rule like this:

=OFFSET(?,0,1,1,1)=0

but I don't understand how to get a reference ? to "this" cell

Answer 1

There is no need to use OFFSET here. Just a simple rule based on the formula =B1=0 , or if (as I assume) you want to ignore blank cells in column B, the formula =AND(B1<>"",B1=0) .