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Google Sheet, Spread Sheet Often, stockholders request to reformat and summarize data to process and analyze instead of large data build. For example in sales
If you work with large data set, you must validate formatting conditions many times. Google doc’s development team identify the value of this matter, and they introduce a conditional formatting feature. conditional formatting in google sheets is a superset of IF Function. It contains pre-defined conditions statements that can automatically apply for preset styles based on the data argument. Also, you can implement custom conditional as well.
To access conditional formatting in google sheets,
I hope you already know that IF statements work with the TRUE and FALSE returns.
In conditional formatting in google sheets, it only executes the TRUE result to the defined preset style argument in the spreadsheet (If the condition statement is TRUE, THEN return this preset style in the cell). You must define a separate condition (+ add another rule) rule for an additional argument (IF FALSE or IF ELSE) and the return always needs to be TRUE in condition.
If you are already familiar with IF Functional in google sheets, it deals with multiple arguments in a single statement (If the condition statement is TRUE, do this, else do this), and you can deal with many advances (nested argument) operation. I’m extremely comfortable with Native IF statements rather than conditional formatting because it enables execute complete arguments in a single query.
Before we move to conditional formatting functionality, let’s check what are the features and can format based on a specific condition.
There are two types of color formatting options in the dialog box. Single color and color scale
Let's take a student exam mark spreadsheet., In this spreadsheet contain 3 data row ( Student Name, Gender, Number of attempts, Exam Mark, Practical Mark, Total Mark ) total mark calculate using exam mark and particle mark then divide by 2 ( exam mark + particle mark / 2 ) & additionally it has row header called Filter Result. It merges 2 cells using H & I column. Its use for highlight cells which given condition.
Download Saample SheetTo Import the example datasheet into your spreadsheet,
Let’s check how doing following example with this sample student mark sheets.
Example 01
Throughout the examples, we cover how to implement conditional formatting with value and highlight.
Example 02
The color scale will differ in intensity based on the value in the cell range, make sure that Custom formulas will not be supported in color scale formatting in Google Sheets.
Now you all know that conditional formatting is built with a set of predefined If Function (conditional statement). but sometimes you cannot build a rule using existing conditional may be it will not suit your requirement. Instead of that, you can use a custom formula, which helps to build your custom formulas in conditional formatting in google sheets.
custom formulas also type of If Function, but it can be carryout your formula which means you don’t want to start with =IF. Make sure that all custom formulas start with an equal sign (=). It can combine conditional formatting rules. As same as other custom formulas only return TRUE.
Example 03
Example 04
If you already know about the IF Function in google sheets, logical operators use to connect multiple operations in a single Is statement. Its advantage is you can reduce the number of nested If operations. you already know that conditional operation also pre-defined If function, but you cannot operate with the nested conditional rule. So, this logical operation highly benefits for overcome that kind of situation.
Still don’t you have any idea about how to handle IF Function & logical operation (AND, OR, or NOT) In google sheets, we highly recommend reading our Right Way to Use Google Sheets IF Function (With 6 Helpful Tips ) Article,
Example 06
If checked I:3 cell checkbox (< 75) then highlights the rows (with red color) the student who got less than 75 Total mark.
Still don’t you have any idea about checkbox usage in google sheets, we highly recommend reading our How to add checkbox in google sheets ( 7 Useful Example ) Article.
Google sheets, rapidly growing every day, conditional formatting in google sheets one of the amazing feature which google developer team introduced for the community. you can with complex formulas, various logical operators, and also for data analysis. Make sure that the conditional formula only returns a True value and that reduces your query time due to a lot of predefined arguments.
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