try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {} #Define a "Contains blanks" rule. No format is specified so it default to dark-red text on light-pink background. $ContainsBlanks = New-ConditionalText -ConditionalType ContainsBlanks $data = $( New-PSItem a b c (echo p1 p2 p3) New-PSItem New-PSItem d e f New-PSItem New-PSItem New-PSItem g h i ) $file ="$env:temp\testblanks.xlsx" Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore #use the conditional format definition created above $data | Export-Excel $file -show -ConditionalText $ContainsBlanks