Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it.

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.

In Excel, you can apply direct formatting to cells' values or backgrounds to make the spreadsheet easier to read. However, when an Excel formula returns a set of values—known as a spilled array ...