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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Assigning Formats by Formula</title>
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  <bookmark_value>formats; assigning by formulas</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>cell formats; assigning by formulas</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>STYLE function example</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3145673" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><variable id="cellstyle_by_formula"><link href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_by_formula.xhp">Assigning Formats by Formula</link></variable></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3150275" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The STYLE() function can be added to an existing formula in a cell. For example, together with the CURRENT function, you can color a cell depending on its value. The formula =...+STYLE(IF(CURRENT()&gt;3; "Red"; "Green")) applies the cell style "Red" to cells if the value is greater than 3, otherwise the cell style "Green" is applied.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3151385" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">If you would like to apply a formula to all cells in a selected area, you can use the <item type="menuitem">Find &amp; Replace</item> dialog.</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3149456" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Select all the desired cells.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3148797" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Select the menu command <emph>Edit - Find &amp; Replace</emph>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3150767" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">For the <item type="menuitem">Find</item> term, enter: .<item type="literal">*</item></paragraph>
    <paragraph id="par_id3153770" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">".*" is a regular expression that designates the contents of the current cell.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3153143" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Enter the following formula in the <item type="menuitem">Replace</item> field: <item type="literal">=&amp;+STYLE(IF(CURRENT()&gt;3;"Red";"Green"))</item></paragraph>
    <paragraph id="par_id3146975" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">The "&amp;" symbol designates the current contents of the <emph>Find</emph> field. The line must begin with an equal sign, since it is a formula. It is assumed that the cell styles "Red" and "Green" already exist.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3149262" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Mark the fields <link href="text/shared/01/02100000.xhp"><emph>Regular expressions</emph></link> and <emph>Current selection only</emph>. Click <emph>Find All</emph>.</paragraph>
    <paragraph id="par_id3144767" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">All cells with contents that were included in the selection are now highlighted.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3147127" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click <item type="menuitem">Replace all</item>.</paragraph>
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