Highlight a Row Matching Today’s Date

When working with Rows containing dates, it may be helpful to highlight the row corresponding with Today’s date. If the value is in Column A, utilize the Formula =$A1=TODAY() regardless of what Row the value is in. For Applies to, specify the Columns the highlighted row should change the color, for Example: =$A:$M

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Melissa Boyd
Bring the Heat Challenge
62
Melissa Boyd
ShapeShift pt. 3
63
Alex Higa
Summer Sculpt 2026
64

Highlight a Row Matching a Date within the Past 5 Days

When working with Rows containing dates, it may be helpful to highlight the row corresponding with Today’s date. If the value is in Column A, utilize the Formula =$A1>TODAY()-5 regardless of what Row the value is in.
For Applies to, specify the Columns the highlighted row should change the color, for Example: =$A:$M

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Example:

61
Melissa Boyd
Bring the Heat Challenge
62
Melissa Boyd
ShapeShift pt. 3
63
Alex Higa
Summer Sculpt 2026
64

Distinguishing Rows with Dates a Week or More Apart

To distinguish Rows where the Date specified occurred in a different weeks, utilize the formula: =WEEKNUM($A1)<>WEEKNUM($A2)
For Applies to, specify the Columns the highlighted row should change the color, for Example: =$A:$M

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Example:

61
Melissa Boyd
Bring the Heat Challenge
62
Melissa Boyd
ShapeShift pt. 3
63
Alex Higa
Summer Sculpt 2026
64

Cells with a Date Occurring Today

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Cells Containing Specific Text

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Melissa Boyd
Bring the Heat Challenge
62
Melissa Boyd
ShapeShift pt. 3
63
Alex Higa
Summer Sculpt 2026
64

Cells with a Value Between 0 and 100

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Melissa Boyd
Bring the Heat Challenge
795
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Melissa Boyd
ShapeShift pt. 3
225
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Alex Higa
Summer Sculpt 2026
475
14
Natalia Roberts
360 Fitness Challenge
397

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Select a Rule Type:
Format all cells based on their values
Format only cells that contain
Format only top or bottom ranked values
Format only values that are above or below average
Format only unique or duplicate values
Use a formula to determine which cells to format
Edit the Rule Description:
Format values where this formula is true:
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