How to set background color for a row based on current date in Google Docs Spreadsheet?

Question

I have a Google Docs SpreadSheet, where in the column A are dates (A1: 2013-11-22, A2: 2013-11-23, A3: 2013-11-24 etc). I would like to automatically highlight - set a backg

Answer 1

This is how I did it. I did conditional formatting and picked my range, then in "format cells if..." I chose custom and used this formula:

=$B$2:$B$92 = today()

I have my dates in the B column and this highlights the entire row, within my range, for today's date.