Excel 2013 - conditional format with dates

Hi
I have a workbook that logs courses people have been on and I type in the date the qualification needs to be renewed. I would like that cell to change colour when it is so many days before the renewal date using the =today() function.
pale yellow - 60 days before renewal date
orange - 30 days before renewal date
red - expired, i.e. today's date is after the renewal date
I have an idea how to do it but I can't seem to get it working exactly the way I want it to.
Thanks.
Viv
Viv Haig

Select the cell or cells. I will assume in the following that A2 is the active cell within the selection.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, click Conditional Formatting > New Rule...
Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.
Enter the formula
=AND(A2<>"",A2<TODAY()+60)
Click Format...
Activate the Fill tab.
Click More Colors...
Select pale yellow.
Click OK three times.
Repeat the above steps, but with the formula
=AND(A2<>"",A2<TODAY()+30)
and with orange.
Finally, repeat them again, but with the formula
=AND(A2<>"",A2<TODAY())
and with red.
Regards, Hans Vogelaar (http://www.eileenslounge.com)

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