Cell by cell conditional formatting in Excel

Question

I have Table1 and Table2 in Excel and would like compare each cell of Table2 with the corresponding cell of Table1 and colour the cell in Table2 grey, iff it is not identical with the corresponding cell in Table1.

I know how to do it for single cells, for instance for cell F8:

=F8<>Table1!F8

How do I, however, proceed to apply these comparisons and actions to each cell of Table2?

Answer 1

You must have both table formatted as table. If you use your formula in one cell after moment whole table will be full. Then you use conditional- formatting

Answer 2

You should specify correct Applies to range and then in formula use first upper left cells of both tables:

ie if tou tables are in sheets Table1 and Table2 from cells F8 to Z1000 , then in sheet Table2 open CF dialog and specify in Applies to F8:Z1000 and in Formula =F8<>Table1!F8 . That's all.