Hi,
I am preparing a basic excel worksheet to present various projects using a 1
line (row) entry for each project. One cell in each row will hold a color
based 'status value', while the next cell will show trend.

I am using 4 colors to represent the status, and a +, - or = to represent
trend. So if trend is + it means a positive move in status since last
reporting period (eg status went from red to green, where red represents
serious issues while green represents everything on track). Up to this point
I have simply been using the conditional formatting. However, I think I need
to consider using macros as:
(a) I need an additional color in status (ie 5 colors) and,
(b) I want the trend symbol to be color coded (eg if status is green during
last reporting period, and there is no change, then trend = is green. However
if status is red from last reporting period, and there is no change, then
trend = is red.).

I am not entirely familiar with macro language but feel if I get a start I
will find my way .....
Could someone outline how I make a start to define macro:
- if user inputs a 'r' into 'status' cell (cell x), then the cell is turned
red (a red fill), and the 'r' font turns to red,
- if status is 'r' the trend (cell z) can only be - or =, and this should
follow the same color as status,
- if status is 'a' (amber) meaning minor issues, the trend cell can be
either = or +. If its = then follow same color as status (ie amber), if its +
then show as green.

I believe this should be pretty easy to code, but I haven't worked with
macros : (

Help greatly appreciated,

Thx,

Don-