You can set up conditional formatting in Excel for dates. We have included detailed examples you can try while reading the guide.

Learn how to highlight dates before today and a specific date with and without using the Today() function in Microsoft Excel.

Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it.

Avoid frustration and unintended formatting by learning how Excel applies conditional formatting rules.

Method for Excel 2019 The following method works for Excel versions 2013 through 2019. Click the cell containing the conditional format you want to copy.

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.

Susan Harkins shows you how to visually identify invalid dates using Excel's conditional formatting feature.

In this example, I've used conditional formatting to color any cells in column A containing values between 10 and 25 yellow, and any cells containing values between 26 and 50 green.

However, you can also use conditional formatting to compare two columns in Excel. Here's how: Open the Excel spreadsheet containing the columns you want to compare.