Apply conditional formatting to compare multiple rows and columns to a reference column

I have a Google sheet of this form: A B C D E 1 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 2 A2 B2 C2 D2 E2 3 A3 B3 C3 D3 E3 4 A4 B4 C4 D4 E4 5 A5 B5 C5 D5 E5 The column $A contains reference values to which I want to compare the rest of the table. The formatting I want to do is simple: `For each row x of the table:` `For each column β in columns (B:Z) of the table:` - apply color green: `if the cell βx is greater than $Ax` - apply color red: `if the cell βx is less or equal to $Ax` I have tried a custom formula with `=$A1:$A>B1:Z on range B1:Z`, but it doesn't work. This formula works on only one column (for example B): `=$A1:$A>B1:B on range B1:B`. I'm just now looking for a way to apply this formatting to all columns at once, without having to rebuild the conditional format manually for each column (hundreds of columns is a lot..)