Conditional Formatting between dates usng a different cell

I need to make it so a cell will change color if the column header is between 2 dates.
Cell D7 = 05/20/2014
Cell E7 = 06/20/2014
Cells F6 - AS6 = 05/19/2014 - 06/27/2014 (column headers)
Cells F7 - AE7= Random Numbers between 5-100 (for now)
So if the date in Cell F6 is inbetween D7 and E7 I want the number in cell F7 to change colors. Is this possible without VB?
Thanks Again!!

Hi,
According to your description, I try to make a sample, is this you want?
If it was, please see the steps:
Click Home tab>Conditional Formatting >New Rule>Use a formula to determine which cells to format > Add the formula "=AND(F$6>=$D$7,F$6<=$E$7)"
If I misunderstand something, please upload a sample Excel file through One Drive, I'll try again.
Regards,
George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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Click Format...
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Click More Colors...
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Click OK three times.
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Finally, repeat them again, but with the formula
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MC,
You can do what you want in Numbers. It requires an auxiliary column and it's a bit tedious to set up because conditional formatting by comparison to another cell isn't relative, so each cell has to be programmed individually with no option to Paste or Fill to other cells in a range.
For explanation purposes, let's say your checkbox is A2, your cell to be conditionally formatted is B2, and your auxiliary cell is C2. To have the format of B2 determined by the checkbox status in A2, you will:
1. In C2 write: =IF(A, B, " ") The " " is any string or value that you don't expect to encounter in B normally, and using the space character means you don't have to worry about having it visible if C is in View.
2. In B2 use Conditional Format: "Equal To" cell C2 and set your text and fill attributes to be used when the box in A is checked.
That's it. Do that for every cell in the range.
Jerry

Is it possible to conditional format more than one cell at a time?

I'd like to use conditional formatting to compare the value in cell E3 with the valve in cell D3. Then I'd like to copy the conditional formatting rule I made in cell E3 to cells E4 E5 E6 E7 ETC. I'd like the E4 to compare to D4. E5 to compare to D5 and so on. Is there an easy way to do this other than creating the rule for each cell?

Easier, yes. Instant, no.
Assuming the only thing that will change in the rule from one cell to the next is the reference to the comparison cell, do this:
Select all of the cells to be formatted.
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At this point all the selected cells in column D will base their conditional formatting on a comparison with the value in E3. The next step is to edit the rules for D4, D5, etc.
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She has a spreadsheet that she uses to schedule people. She uses conditional formatting to change the color of numbers based on their size. For example, everything less than 2 is red, everything between 2 and 4 is green, etc.
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Hi,
According to your description, this issue seems occur with the special spreadsheet. In my view, it might be more related to the file itself, such as incorrect range with conditional formatting rule, double rule with same cell range or other.
would you like to send the sample file to me ([email protected]) if possible? I want to test it.
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Can you restate, in English, the condition under which the cell to which these rules apply would be formatted to have a dotted green fill and text in italics and with a strike through applied?
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