# Independent answer check — episode 134

The supplied `status-formatting-practice.xlsx` starts with a real conditional-formatting rule scoped to A2:C6. It uses `=$B2="Late"`; W-02 and W-04 are in that range, but W-06 is on row 7 and stays plain. After extending **that same rule** to A2:C7, only W-02, W-04 and W-06 (the Late rows) should be highlighted. W-01, W-03 and W-05 must remain unhighlighted. Check the actual result in Excel for the web after the edit.

1. Expected Late IDs: W-02, W-04, W-06.
2. W-06 is on worksheet row 7.
3. Find the rule for the tracker range.
4. Range includes row 7.
5. The formula refers to B2 for the first data row.
6. Do not erase unrelated formatting.
7. Three Late IDs highlighted; three other IDs plain.
8. Setting a range is not proof until the row colors are checked.

**Evidence limit:** The exported XLSX was checked for the exact table, native rule type, formula, and A2:C6 scope; its initial appearance was visually reviewed. Microsoft's Excel web help documents Manage Rules. A dated actual-app rule edit and visual result are still required.

**Failure branch:** An incomplete Apply to range is one cause, not a universal diagnosis. If the range already includes row 7, inspect the rule formula and any overlapping rules; do not clear all formatting indiscriminately.