Conditional Formatting, multiple conditions

[Wanda]

Help! I'm using Excel 2007. I'm comparing old rates and tiers on a type of
account to the new rates and tiers. Part of my worksheet is as below:


A B C D
E
1 Account OldCutoff1 OldRate1 NewCutoff1 NewRate1
2 OldCutoff2 OldRate2 NewCutoff2 NewRate2
3 OldCutoff3 OldRate3 NewCutoff3 NewRate3
4 OldCutoff4 OldRate4 NewCutoff4 NewRate4

A1:A4 is merged into one cell. I would like to conditionally format
(highlight) this cell if any of the newcutoffs or rates are different than
the corresponding old cutoffs or rates. Should I do "if B1<>D1 OR C1<>E1 OR
B2<>D2 etc." or "if B1=D1 AND C1=E1 AND B2=D2 etc"??

I tried doing something like adding everything together into a unneccessary
total, then comparing the 2 totals, but that wouldn't work in the case of one
rate or cutoff going up by the same amount that another rate or cutoff
decreased.


As always, any assistance is appreciated!

 

[Bernard Liengme]

You do not need an IF formula; but a formula that evaluates to either True
or FALSE
Select he cells in the A column, I will assume the first one is A1.
One the conditional format dialog and use this formula
=OR(B1<>D1,C1<>E1)
best wishes

 

[Wanda]

Thanks! Worked great!

You do not need an IF formula; but a formula that evaluates to either True
or FALSE
Select he cells in the A column, I will assume the first one is A1.
One the conditional format dialog and use this formula
=OR(B1<>D1,C1<>E1)
best wishes
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