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stuross1129
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Conditional format color of background based on text value, across multiple columns

I am trying to shade the background color Red on any cells in a table that contain the text value = "No" and green for any values = "Yes".

 

Is there a simple way to do this with a single expression that will apply to all cell values?

 

 

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
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Hi @stuross1129,

 

If you use a Table visual to show data, you have to set conditional background colors for each column one by one. For example, to set conditional formatting for Step1, please create a measure first. If you have N columns, then, you need N mesaures.

Measure for step1 = IF(SELECTEDVALUE(Table2[Step1])="Yes",1,0)

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As a workaround, you can unpivot table first in Query Editor mode, then, use a Matrix to analyse data.

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Measure 2 = IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Table2 (2)'[Value])="Yes",1,0)

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Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @stuross1129,

 

If you use a Table visual to show data, you have to set conditional background colors for each column one by one. For example, to set conditional formatting for Step1, please create a measure first. If you have N columns, then, you need N mesaures.

Measure for step1 = IF(SELECTEDVALUE(Table2[Step1])="Yes",1,0)

4.PNG

 

As a workaround, you can unpivot table first in Query Editor mode, then, use a Matrix to analyse data.

1.PNG

 

2.PNG

 

Measure 2 = IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Table2 (2)'[Value])="Yes",1,0)

3.PNG

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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