Conditional formatting using nature of cell content

Croaky2206

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  1. 365
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  1. Windows
I am looking to use conditional formatting to differentiate visually between cells which contain ANY formula and cells where a value has been keyed. So, if a cell contains a formula (e.g. '=A2+B2' or '=vlookup(...)'), I want it to change to bold blue font and where it is a keyed value (e.g. '12345' or '-1555') to just stay normal black font.

I use large spreadsheets so would rather have a generic solution for this which works wherever there is a formula, rather than having to add the conditional formatting based on a different formula per column (I can see that the latter is possible from previous threads).

My instinct was to use conditional formatting 'contains' '=' to identify cells with a formula in them, but this has not worked.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
 

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You can use a formula & use
Excel Formula:
=ISFORMULA(A1)
 
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