Conditional Formatting

Jamiek1

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  1. 365
  2. 2021
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Hi all,

I think I am overthinking this one and need some help please.
I am writing a conditional formatting formula so that cell B2 will highlight "purple" if cell i2 is blank and cell j2 7 days has passed since the date shown
I have input the below formula and it works if cell I2 is completely blank, however, I2 has a formula.
Is there a way to fix this so it does not read the formula and is just on the returned value?
=AND(I2="",J2-TODAY()>=7)
 

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Select range. Press Ctrl+1. On Number tab, choose Custom. Type Alt+7 then space then @ sign (using 7 on numeric keypad)
That should work if the formula returns an empty string, but I am guessing that your formula does not.
Can you post the formula found in cell I2?
 
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To add on to what @Joe4 wrote.
I think your date calculation may be backwards. As with each passing day the TODAY() function will make the difference lesser than 7.

So, maybe try this:

Excel Formula:
=AND(I2="",TODAY()-J2>=7)
 
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