excel - Formula working on worksheet but not in conditional formatting -
i working on conditional formatting formula.
the first 1 used involved setting range in using index. worked on spreadsheet blew in face when trying use in conditional formatting. read q/a jeeped answered , says not trying do.
so turned around , did offset function. more importantly did not blow in face...it did not work expected. works in spreadsheet not in conditional formatting.
=iferror(match($a4,offset(sheet2!$h$2,(column(b$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0), match($a4,offset(sheet2!$i$2,(column(b$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0))=3
as seen in image cell b4 , b14 formula evaluates true. conditional formatting not change colour of cell.
if turn around , trim down formula first part (non error part), evaluates true in spreadsheet , conditional formatting applies correctly, involves entering double number of conditional format equations enter.
=match($a4,offset(sheet2!$h$2,(column(b$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0)
or
=match($a4,offset(sheet2!$i$2,(column(b$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0)
so purposely generated dummy formula see if iferror works in conditional formatting , does. tested with:
=iferror(1/(row(a4)-4),3)=3
it resulted in true on spreadsheet , applied conditional formatting.
the question why first formula (one shown top) not work in conditional formatting?
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