# Configuring rules for charts
## 1. Configuring conditional formatting rules
Inforiver provides the options outlined below to configure conditional formatting rules.
**i) Title:** Custom name to uniquely identify the rule.
**ii) Apply to:** The column on which conditional formatting is to be applied.
**iii) Exclude:** Uncheck the 'Total' checkbox if you do not want to apply conditional formatting on the totals.
**iv) Format by**: To drive conditional formatting based on rules or color scales, select the respective option.
**v) Color impacts on:** You can choose the element (like Chart or Data label) to which the formatting will be applied.
**vi) Condition:** Define conditions to drive the conditional formatting.
**vii) Add condition:** Use this link to add additional And/or conditions.
In this example, we have highlighted the data labels in red where the 2023 Actuals < 2022 Actuals.
Conditional formatting rules for charts
#### Conditional formatting for charts
When you choose Color impacts on > Chart, you can set a color and fill style (solid, outline, hatched).
Fill style and color for charts
#### Conditional formatting for data tables
You can highlight the data in the data table by changing the font color when the rule is satisfied. Choose 'Data Table' from the **Impacts on** dropdown**.** In this example, the profit values are highlighted when the relative variance between sales and profit is more than 5.
