Apply Conditional Formatting Based on Checkbox Selections Checkboxes also allow you to apply conditional formatting in Excel, making your spreadsheet more dynamic.

Formatting every other row is easily accomplished using conditional formatting. Fortunately, conditional formatting can handle something more specific, formatting every even or odd row.

How to create conditional formatting rules in Excel Once the custom value formats exist, you can apply them using conditional formatting rules. Right now, the format is set to General.