Is there any way to use a formula or reference in conditional formatting

I would like to use conditional formatting (or something similar) to change either the background color, or text color, of a cell. The conditional formatting in the inspector will allow you to do this using numbers or text as the condition.
Is there any way to do the same thing using either a formula or cell reference? I have created a budget with two sheets, "Budget" and "Actual". Each sheet has two tables, "Income" and Expenses." In the "Actual :: Expenses" table I would like to be able to change the cell color depending on the difference between the Actual and the Budget corresponding cells.
I know I can do this by making a new column "Difference" write the formula and enter conditional formatting for that particular cell, but I DON'T WANT TO!!
Just for fun, is there any way to roll over a cell and have a info box "pop up" that could show me what the difference between the two corresponding cells is. Kind of similar to how when you roll the mouse pointer over a file the box expands to show you the entire name of the file. Not to optimistic about this one.
Thanks

PeterVogelpohl wrote:
Is there any way to do the same thing using either a formula or cell reference?
Yes, Peter. Purchase iWork 09. Numbers 09 offers conditional format vs. content of another cell.
Jerry

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