Conditional Formatting Formula

easybpw

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  1. 365
  2. 2013
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  1. Windows
Hello everyone,

Thanks in advance for the help. I'm trying to do conditional formatting using a formula with a vlookup and OR statement. However I can't figure it out. My preference is to use wild cards but I understand conditional formatting doesn't allow for this. Below is what I have but it clearly isn't working. I can get it to work if I only have one condition but not if I have more than one. Any help is appreciated.

=VLOOKUP($T2,PAY!$A$4:$E$35,5,0)=(OR("H","E"))
 

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Excel Formula:
=OR(VLOOKUP($T2,PAY!$A$4:$E$35,5,0)="H",VLOOKUP($T2,PAY!$A$4:$E$35,5,0)="E")
 
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Another possibility
Excel Formula:
=ISNUMBER(SEARCH(VLOOKUP($T2,PAY!$A$4:$E$35,5,0),"HE"))
 
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