Highlight odd/even months
Color odd months
Conditional formatting formula:
Explaining CF formula in cell B6
Step 1 - Calculate number of month
The MONTH function returns a number representing a month based on a date. 1 = January, 2 = February ... 12 = December.
MONTH($B6)
becomes
MONTH(1/1/2008)
becomes
MONTH(39448)
and returns 1. 1 = January.
Step 2 - Calculate remainder
The MOD function returns the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor.
MOD(MONTH($B6),2)
becomes
MOD(1, 2)
and returns 1.
In cell B10 the date changes to 2/2/2008. MOD(MONTH($B6),2) becomes MOD(2,2) and returns 0 (zero). This cell is not highlighted with this specific color.
How to apply conditional formatting
- Select cell range B6:D19
- Go to tab "Home" on the ribbon
- Click on "Conditional Formatting" button
- Click on "New Rule.."
-
Select "Use a formula to determine which cells to format"
- Type =MOD(MONTH($B6),2) in field "Format values where this formula is true:"
-
Then click on "Format..." button
- Go to tab "Fill"
- Pick a color
- Click OK button
- Click OK button to return to Excel.
Color even months
Conditional formatting formula:
The NOT function returns the boolean opposite to the given argument. The numerical equivalent to boolean value TRUE is 1 and FALSE is 0 (zero).
Color odd years
Conditional formatting formula:
The YEAR function returns the year based on a date.
Color even years
Conditional formatting formula:
Border between months
Conditional formatting formula:
Border between years
Conditional formatting formula:
Download excel file for this tutorial.
Highlight every even month.xlsx
(Excel 2007 Workbook *.xlsx)
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