Need help with conditional formatting using an IF function to recognise blank cells and overdue dates

Anonymous
2013-07-04T01:44:42+00:00

Hi

I am wanting to add conditional formatting to a spreadsheet which lists invoices and their due dates, along with payment date.

One column (H) has the payment due date.

Another column (M) has the date paid. This column is left blank if unpaid to date.

I want to highlight only cells in column H in which the due date is anything less than today, but ignoring those where there is a value in column M already. Essentially, I do not want to highlight anything which is overdue, but already paid (if that makes sense).

Having trouble working out what formula I need to do to show this in the conditional formatting area. I can get it to do the dates past easy enough, but cant get it to also ignore blank cells.

Have tried using ISBLANK.

Would greatly appreciate anyone's help with this formula!!

Thanks!!

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Ashish Mathur 102.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2013-07-04T02:40:07+00:00

Hi,

Try this

  1. Click on cell H2 and go to Home > Conditional formatting > New Rule > Use a formula to determine which cells to format
  2. In the formula bar there, enter this formula

=AND(H2<today(),I2="")

  1. Click on Format and select any Fill/Font colour
  2. Click on OK/Apply
  3. Copy cell H2, select H3:H50 right click > Paste Special > Formats

Hope this helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-03T07:50:51+00:00

    Thank you.

    With this formula though, if there is no due date in Column G and no date in Column H, Column H will still highlight. Otherwise, it works fine.

    Need help to rectify that if there is no date in Column G (and no date in Column H as well), Column H will not highlight.

    Many thanks!

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  2. Ashish Mathur 102.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-03-03T08:25:02+00:00

    Hi,

    Try this

    =and(G2<>"",G2<today(),H2="")

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-03T14:56:09+00:00

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

    It works perfectly.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-03T17:26:23+00:00

    Hello

    This works perfectly. Thanks so much.

    Hope to get assistance with below, to close this issue for me:

     =and(G2<>"",G2<today(),H2="")

    The above formula provided in last response will highlight Column G correctly. Is it possible to have a value generate in Column I (that is, the letters OD) if the due date is anything less than today, but ignoring those where there is a value in Column H already?

    This will remain the same:

    Column G has the due date

    Column H has the date paid. This column is left blank if unpaid to date

    Many thanks!

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