Question

When you select the ______ rule type in Microsoft Excel, the New Formatting Rule dialog box does not show the Format button.

a) "Format All Cells Based on Their Values"
b) "Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format"
c) "Format Only Cells that Contain"
d) "Format Cells that Are Above or Below Average"

Answer 1

The rule type 'Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format' in Excel omits the Format button in the New Formatting Rule dialog because the formatting is controlled by the formula itself. After entering the formula and clicking OK, the Format button will appear for defining the formatting styles.

Step-by-step explanation:

When selecting the rule type, "Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format" in Microsoft Excel, the New Formatting Rule dialog box does not show the Format button. The reason for this is that when you use a formula to determine which cells to format, you directly input the formula that will trigger the formatting. If the formula evaluates to TRUE, the formatting is applied to the cell. Since the formatting is determined by the formula, there may not be a direct need for a Format button in this context, as the formatting parameters are often part of the formula's logic itself. However, after you input the correct formula and click OK, a Format button will appear in the next window where you can define the actual formatting.