Software engineer Chandoo shares some Excel conditional formatting tricks that make for good-looking and useful spreadsheets, like a Gantt chart.

Excel gives you complete control over the conditional formatting in your workbook, allowing you to customize the criteria, style and color.

Avoid frustration and unintended formatting by learning how Excel applies conditional formatting rules.

1. Use Conditional Formatting: Conditional formatting can help you highlight important dates and milestones. Apply different colors to different phases of your project for better clarity. 2.

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells ...

How to Copy & Paste for Conditional Formatting in Excel. Microsoft Excel 2010 is a powerful choice for many business owners. It combines the simplicity of a cell-based information system with ...

Heatmap-style visuals can be created using Excel’s conditional formatting, with enhancements like color gradients, grid layouts, and PowerPoint’s eyedropper for precise branding alignment.