Is there a way to conditional format both row and column based on another cell?

Question

I am trying to conditional format both row and column based on the data in C2.

For example, if C2=1 then I want Row 1 and Column G to be highlighted because G contains "X". I know how to conditional format for the horizontal data (=$B5=$C$2), but is there a way to highlight the vertical data?

Answer 1

Try this

Select cells C5 to U20 and then create a conditional format using this formula:

=OR($B5=$C$2,INDEX($C$5:$U$20,$C$2,COLUMN()-2)="x")