In Google Sheets, as in other spreadsheet programs, you can set the formatting of a cell (text color, background color) based on the data contained within that cell. This is called "conditional ...

Microsoft Excel 2007's conditional formatting feature allows you to format cells based on certain criteria. As an example, you might want the row color to change based upon a credit or debit on a ...

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The “Too many different cell formats” error occurs in Excel when the formatting in your spreadsheet exceeds the maximum number of formatting allowed. In Excel ...

When you apply cell formatting in Microsoft Excel, you quickly standardize how dates and other kinds of data appear in individual cells, workbooks and spreadsheets. After you assign the cell type ...

When you revise your Excel file and attempt to save it, the app, in addition to revisions, also saves any part containing data or formatting. As such, any empty cells containing formatting and lying ...

I've seen spreadsheets that are basically interactive tutorials, and many more loaded with what Edward Tufte refers to as "chartjunk" -- embellishments that do nothing to make the presentation of ...

Fix "fake" numbers, strip hidden web spaces, and join text professionally using Excel's built-in legacy and modern tools.

In Google Sheets, as in other spreadsheet programs, you can set the formatting of a cell (text color, background color) based on the data contained within that cell. This is called "conditional ...