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Color Cell Based On Text Value

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Mar 15, 2026299827 views
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An Excel column contains a text value representing the category of that row. Is there a way to format all cells having a distinct value a unique color without manually creating a conditional format for each value? Example: If I had the categories , I would want all cells containing to be a particul…

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bedroom, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room

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The screenshots below are from Excel 2010, but should be the same for 2007. Select the cell and go to To apply the conditional formatting for the entire worksheet select all cells then apply the Conditional Formatting. (Click image to enlarge) Now J…

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