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Conditional Formatting

Handy little generator to help give tables some color.

Demo Table
Here’s a demo of how the dynamic conditional formatting works. As you change the Mask Color, the relevant color applies to the Name column. Give it a try! For a really easy-to-use implementation, check out the
Conditional Formatting Formula Generator
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table below.
💡 There’s also a (badly edited - sorry) Video Guide available (pink button on the right of the CFFG table below)
Heroes in a half shell
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Name
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Mask Color
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1
Michelangelo
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Orange
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2
Leonardo
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Blue
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3
Donatello
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Purple
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4
Raphael
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Red
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There are no rows in this table
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Conditional Formatting Formula Generator
Here’s a handy table to help you apply Coda’s colors to your tables using dynamic conditional formatting. Follow the step-by-step instructions below (highlighted in orange) or check out the video guide (click the button alongside 👉).

Video Guide
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Step-By-Step Instructions
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Title
Name of Lookup Column
Color Shade
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Generated Formula
Column 8
1
Formula generated!
Copy the "Generated Formula"
(you can use the Copy to clipboard button).
Head back to your target table.
Click on Options then Conditional Format.
Add a Add Rule and select Formula.
Finally, Paste the code you generated and select the columns you wish to apply the color to.
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Heroes in a half shell demo table
Mask Color
Medium
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Generate Formula
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_GRADIENT(thisRow.[Mask Color].[Color Stop],
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Red", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Orange", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Yellow", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Green", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Blue", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Purple", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Pink", "shade":"Medium"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Gray", "shade":"Medium"}')
)
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2
Formula generated!
Copy the "Generated Formula"
(you can use the Copy to clipboard button).
Head back to your target table.
Click on Options then Conditional Format.
Add a Add Rule and select Formula.
Finally, Paste the code you generated and select the columns you wish to apply the color to.
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This is for the
Variables
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page.
Coda Colors
Light
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Generate Formula
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_GRADIENT(thisRow.[Coda Colors].[Color Stop],
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Red", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Orange", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Yellow", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Green", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Blue", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Purple", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Pink", "shade":"Light"}'),
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, ParseJSON('{"colorId":"Gray", "shade":"Light"}')
)
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Helper Tables
Here are the tables that run the show in the background...
Video Guide
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Coda Colors
This table stores the available Coda Colors. Its intended use is as a Lookup column in your target table, to allow you to select a color to apply to each row. To get started, use the Conditional Formatting Generator table above.
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Color
Color Stop
Red
1
Orange
2
Yellow
3
Green
4
Blue
5
Purple
6
Pink
7
Gray
8
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I need extra colors!
Eight colors not enough? Click this button to generate “in-between” color stops automatically.
What’s great is that you won’t have to alter any existing Conditional Formatting rules.
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Extra Colors!
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