Conditional formatting to highlight the whole row

If your Applies to field is set to A5:ZZ5 (or $5:$5 to highlight the entire row), your formula should be

=$J5="T"

Note where the $ is placed.

In my example below, my formula is set to =$J1="T" and my Applies to field is set to $A$1:$Z$6.

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