You can still apply the formatting to the entire range at once.

Let's assume you want to format A1:A10 if the cells contain Yes.

Select the *entire* range A1:A10 starting from cell A1. A1 will be the
active cell. The active cell is the one cell in the selected range that is
not shaded. The formula used is relative to the active cell.

Goto Home tabStylesConditional FormattingManage rulesNew ruleUse a
formula to determine which cells to format
Enter this formula in the box below:
=A1="Yes"
Click the Format button
Select the desired style(s)
OK out

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Geo." wrote in message
...
So is it now true in Excel 2007, that I have to apply conditional
formatting
to each cell individually (in this case). In 2003, I was able to drag the
cell formatting down a long list of items where the formulas were relative
so
the row number changed as I went from cell to cell. Excel 2007 seems to
want
to lock everyting to a specific cell e.g., $m$4. If this is the case, it
is
terrible. Perhaps I have missed something. I certainly hope so.

"T. Valko" wrote:

I am using vista and excel 2007.

Try this...

Assume the cell in question is A1
Select cell A1
Goto Home tabStylesConditional FormattingManage Rules
Click New RuleUse a formula to determine.....
Enter this formula in the box: =A1="I"
Click the Format button
Select the desired style(s)
OKOKApply

Now, click New Rule and repeat the process for each of the conditions.

This was much easier in previous versions of Excel!


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Shawn" wrote in message
...
I have a similar question to this thread...

I have a cell that contains an if statement that returns either I, II,
III
or IV depending on criteria. Can I also make the cell turn a different
colour
for each of these results? e.g. (Red for I, Orange for II, etc.) I used
to
know how to do this in the old excel, but now I am using vista and
excel
2007.

Thanks.

Shawn

"Miguel Zapico" wrote:

You can use Format-conditional formating, select "Formula is", and
insert
the condition that evaluates to true/false in the text box.

Hope this helps,
Miguel.

"George_Sky" wrote:

I want to identify a specific cell by highlighting it with a cell
fill
color
when an "if" statement returns a "ture" response. How do I do this?