Set the color of one cell based on the color of another cell

Question

What I would like to have is:

IF   A1 in Sheet 2 is blue  
Then A1 in Sheet 1 changes to blue

I know I can get the color of A1 in Sheet 2 b

Answer 1

Just to be clear and to keep the functionality you deliver simple, you could use conditional formatting and choose to set the format with a colour. This is incredibly easy once you know how. The main trick is what formula to enter and specifically which cell you need a conditional formats formula to reference when the conditional format applies to a multi cell range.

As an example. If your conditional formatting rule is created such that it applies to the range $C$5:$C$10 the formula you use will often need to be entered as =(A5="A"). Note this is a relative addressing formula ie no dollar signs. this has the effect of the cell c6 inspecting the value of a6 etc.

Your only complication now is to inspect the formatting of the cell rather than the value it stores. In 2013, you can still use =GET.CELL(63,A5) to do this, however this can't be entered in the formula of the CF rule ... Other posts discuss the whys and wherefores of using this. See this link which described how to get cell info.

So you'll end up with a formula in a cell next to the cell that has the colouring. The formula will use a named range that returns true or false depending on whether the colour of the cell matches the colour you specify in the named range. You conditional formatting on another sheet will reference this formula cell and set the colour of the new cell.

You would use the following formula in the named range called "Get . =GET.CELL(65,OFFSET(INDIRECT("RC",FALSE),0,1))

I've got this to work, and the key information can be found one the referenced web site page.

Ok?