I want a cell to change colour on 15 characters in Excel 2010

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  •  27-10-2019
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Question

I want to use a formula to change the colour of a cell if it is >= 15 characters in Excel 2010. I have tried the below but it did not work - does anyone have any ideas.

len(a1)>=15

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Solution

Step by step:

  • Select the cell
  • Go to Home tab
  • From Conditional Formatting choose Highlight Cell Rules > More Rules
  • Select Use a formula to determine which cells to format
  • Write =LEN($A1)>=15 as formula and select format (change colors etc.)
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