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Default Prevent duplicate entries in Excel 2000


Select column J and use this formula in data validation

=SUMPRODUCT(--(B$1:B$100&C$1:C$100&F$1:F$100&G$1:G$100&J$1:J$100 =B1&C1&F1&G1&J1))=1

extend the range (beyond row 100) if necessary, you can't use whole
column references


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