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You Can Learn to Use Excel's Conditional Formatting

Conditional Formatting Has a Ton of Applications - here are a few

To Change the Color of the Bars on a Gantt Chart

1. Select "Manage Rules" under "Conditional Formatting," which is found under the "Home" tab in Excel:

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2. Next, open the "Edit Formatting Rule" window and select "Format" and "Fill." Select your color, press "OK," then "Apply."





3. Repeat this for all (3) rules found in the template.

To Change the Color on Specific Parts of the Bar

1. Select the cells you wish to change the color of. Then, select "New Rule" under "Conditional Formatting"
2. Next, open the "Edit Formatting Rule" window and select "Format only cells that contain." Then, select the cells you wish to change the color of, in "Format only cells with Cell Value between _ and _."
3. Lastly, select your color through the "Format" button, press "OK," then "Apply.
   
   

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