Search And Highlight Rows Based On Partial Match Using Conditional Formating || Excel Tricks

In this tutorial let us see learn how to Search And Highlight Rows Based On Partial Match Using Conditional Formatting in excel

You might be aware of conditional formatting in Excel.
This is the sample data range with countries and population.

If suppose we want to highlight rows of this data range based on criteria set in cell G2. How we do that?

1. We select the entire data range,
2. Click on conditional formatting in the Home tab, click on New rule and
3. Click the last option “Use a formula to determine which cells to format”
4. And place cursor in the formula bar select the first cell of data range i.e c5 and type = and select cell G2 where you are having the criteria.
5. Now, you need to remove the $ symbol on the right side of C5 cell, this will apply formatting for all the rows based on respective cell of column C.
6. Click on Format and select fill colour as yellow, click ok and again click ok to close the window.
7. Now type India in cell G2 and you can see that row 9 is highlighted in yellow colour.

This many of us might be knowing.

Now, let’s get into the exact problem i.e, if you want to highlight Row 9 where there is text India even if you type partial text like IND in cell G2?
How do we that?

Let’s see now.

1. Select the entire data range again on which you want to apply Conditional Formatting
2. In the Home tab, click on Conditional Formatting.
3. In the drop-down options, click on New Rule.
4. Click on the option ‘Use a formula to determine which cells to format’.
5. Enter the following formula =ISNUMBER(SEARCH($G$2,$C5))) to search for partial matches
6. Click on ‘Format’ button.
7. Specify the formatting, say fill with yellow color if the cell matches the condition
8. Click OK and again click on OK to close this window.
Now type IN in Cell G2, you will notice that India and Indonesia have been highlighted in yellow color.

Similarly type IR, you will notice that Iran, Iraq and Ireland have been highlighted. Wonderful right.

Now, delete the Cell G2, you will observe that everything is highlighted in yellow.

To correct this, you need to modify the formula a bit, lets do it now.
• Select the data range and go to conditional formatting and click on manage rule.
• Select our latest rule and click on Edit rule button,
• In the formula bar, type the formula before the existing formula with the AND condition.
• Click OK and again OK to close this window.
• You will notice that all the highlighting has been removed

Let us again check by entering IN in cell G2 and remove the text to make it blank.

It is working well right

So friends, in this way you can Search And Highlight Rows Based On Partial Match Using Conditional Formatting in excel.

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[feroskhan]

The knowledge u share could be out of an experience, u gathered over many years which is very helpul....

[rachelloise]

Simple and clear, thank you. Often video tutorials are harder for me to follow, but you made this very easy.

[ubaidillahmuhammad]

the best tutorial. give the all file excel, sir. thanks.

[jannamicaellamacahia]

Hello sir can you create a tutorial for exact match and partial match applying in one search typing bar?

[naveenkumarg]

Sir how to combine more formulas in a single formula
We need only count when cells text and colour same

[vkjnrokis]

How to do it when G column has multiple rows when we need to highlight partial match?