Advanced Conditional Formatting: Format Dates Between

Welcome to Excel Jet Consult blog post. In this tutorial, we will learn how highlight date between two dates using conditional formatting

In the caption below, we want to highlight the transaction generated between 14/01/2014 and 30/01/2014

Select all the date value from cell B4 downward using CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow

Execute CTRL + Backspace to move up [Optional]

In the Style group of the Home tab, click on Conditional Formatting

Select New Rule

In the New Formatting Rule dialogue box, select Format only cells that contain

In the first cell reference box, click on cell C1 to reference the date value in the cell

In the second cell reference box, click on cell D1 to reference the date value in the cell

To Set Format, click on Format

We can choose whatever formatting we preferred. In this example, we will go with Red Fill color

Click OK

Click OK

From the capture above, all the dates that is within 14/01/2014 and 30/01/2014 are conditionally formatted based on the specified criteria

 

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