<\/span><\/h2>\nThe process of coloring cells based on their values in Excel is quite simple. Follow these steps to highlight cells that contain a specific value:<\/p>\n
1. Open the Excel spreadsheet that contains the data you want to work with.
\n2. Select the range of cells where you want to apply the conditional formatting. You can choose a single cell, a row, a column, or a range of cells.
\n3. Click on the “Home” tab in the Excel ribbon.
\n4. Locate the “Conditional Formatting” button.
\n5. A drop-down menu will appear. Select “New Rule” from the options.
\n6. In the dialog box that appears, choose the option “Format only cells that contain.”
\n7. Now, select “Equal to” from the first drop-down menu.
\n8. Enter the value that you want to highlight in the next box.
\n9. Click on the “Format” button to specify the formatting options, such as font color, cell background color, etc.
\n10. After selecting the desired formatting, click “OK” to close the format dialog box.
\n11. Finally, click “OK” once again in the new formatting rule dialog box.<\/p>\n
Once you complete these steps, Excel will automatically format the selected cells based on the specified value. The cells that match the specified value will have the defined formatting applied to them.<\/p>\n
Now that you know how to color cells in Excel with only a value, let’s address some FAQs related to this topic:<\/b><\/p>\n