Change cell color in Excel according to adjacent dropdown value

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Published on 2010-04-14T03:09:04Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 3:13 UTC
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I understand how to make a dropdown list.
I understand how to make conditional formatting change the color of a cell.

What I do not understand is how to make conditional formatting change the color of a cell based solely on the state of another cell (not a comparison).

A1 is a No / Yes dropdown list

B1 is a criteria statement

If the user satisfies the criteria statement in B1, they select Yes on the dropdown list in A1. For quick reference, if possible, I'd like B1 to change to a green background color on this event... and of course change back to no-fill if the dropdown is reset to No.

Is this possible in Excel 2003 and/or 2007?

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