Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel for the web

  1. Create cells with Percentage values and select them.

  2. Go to Home, select  Conditional formatting button Conditional Formatting, and then choose Data bars button icon Data bars.

  3. Select More Rules.  Set Minimum Type to Number and Value of 0. Set Maximum Type to Number and a Value of 1. Change Fill and Border settings as needed. 

    Conditional formatting progress bars Tip: Change text alignment on cells to move numbers to left, right, or center on the Home tab.

For more on Conditional formatting, see Use conditional formatting to highlight information. 

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