Hi,
Actually, what you should have done originally was to select BOTH cells
A1:A2 and then gone into the conditional format dialog box and applied
whatever condition you did under "Formula is" making sure to reference cell
A1 as absolute.
For example, if you were testing to see if A1 was numeric then
In 2003:
1. Select the cells you want to format, A1:A2 in your case
2. Choose Format, Conditional Formatting
3. Choose Formula is from the first drop down
4. In the second box enter the formula:
=SUM(A$1)
5. Click the Format button
6. Choose a color on the Patterns tab (or any available option)
7. Click OK twice.
In 2007:
1. Highlight all the cells on the rows you want formatted
2. Choose Home, Conditional Formatting, New Rule
3. Choose Use a formula to determine which cell to format
4. In the Format values where this formula is true enter the following
formula:
=SUM(A$1)
5. Click the Format button and choose a format.
6. Click OK twice