This document provides instructions for using conditional formatting in Excel. It explains that you first enter data into a table, then highlight the cells you want to format. You then click the conditional formatting button and select an option and criteria to apply formatting based on cell values, such as formatting cells red if they are below a certain threshold. The document emphasizes that conditional formatting is easier than many think and just requires choosing the right options for your specific table.

1. Excel:
Conditional Formatting
Brandon Ripes

2. Starting Point
Open Excel
Type in data into any kind of table (your
choice)

3. Now What....?
Once all the data is in your table...
Highlight the data that you want to
conditionally formatt

4. To Top It Off
Click the icon that says Conditional Formatting
Then browse the various options
Select, choose condition,
and you are all done

5. Example Photo

6. Congrats - You Learned Something
Conditional Formatting is not as hard as
everyone thinks
Just remember to
choose the appropriate
options and criteria
for your table