Conditional Formatting Based On Another Cell Date in Google Sheets

In this tutorial, you will learn how to add conditional formatting based on another cell date in Google Sheets

Conditional Formatting Based On Another Cell Date in Google Sheets

Conditional formatting is a powerful tool in Google Sheets that can help you visualize your data in a more meaningful way.

One way to use conditional formatting is to format cells based on the date in another cell. For example, you may want to highlight cells that are due in the next week, or cells that are overdue.

In this guide, we will show you how to use conditional formatting to format cells based on the date in another cell in Google Sheets.

Apply Date-Related Conditional Formatting in Google Sheets

Here’s how to apply date-related conditional formatting in Google Sheets

Step 1

Select the cell range you want to add conditional formatting to.

In this example, we want to highlight tasks where the due date is on or before the current date.

Step 2

Select the Conditional formatting option under the Format drop-down menu.

Step 3

In the Conditional format rules panel, select the Custom formula is option from the provided dropdown menu.

This option will allow us to create the criteria needed to highlight cells if a certain cell is not empty.

Step 4

Next, we’ll need to type the custom formula we’ll use as a criteria for our conditional formatting. In this example, we’ll use the formula ‘=$C2<=TODAY()”’ to highlight rows that are due today or are overdue.

Next, you may edit the formatting style used to highlight cells. Click on Done to proceed.

Step 5

Your target range should now have conditional formatting that uses another cell’s date as criteria.

Summary

This guide should be everything you need to add conditional formatting based on another cell date in Google Sheets.

You may make a copy of this example spreadsheet to test it out on your own.