Highlight row based on cell value in column

[scubafrog79]

I'm sure this has been asked several times but can't find anything on it.

Here is my situation. I have a spreadsheet with data in columns A through L and in several hundred rows. I want to highlight each row from column A through L, if the value in column "J" is a specific text value, in the entire spreadsheet on the current rows that I have and then any new rows of data that I enter when it matches the criteria.


Any assistance is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.

 

[SkipVought]

Hi,

Excel has a feature called Conditional Formatting (see Excel help)

First, make you table a Structured Table: Insert > Tables > Table. (See Excel help) Your table ought to have unique heading values.

Select ALL the data in your table

Open the Conditional Formatting wizard

Tip: the formula for your CF is with respect to the first row of the cells you have selected. The format associated with that formula will propagate thru all the rows of the selection. When rows are added to the Structured Table, the new rows will inherit the CF.

The formula is of this form:

=J2="SomeValue"