You could copy the following macro into a module in VBA, select the
row/column you want and run the macro. Be advised, it will delete the entire
row or column that contains the duplicate data, so if you have data
above/below your table you'll want to move it to a blank sheet, remove dupes,
then move it back. Also, cannot undo, always a good idea to have a backup.


Sub DeleteDuplicates()
Dim Collection1 As New Collection
Dim Range1 As Range
Dim Direction As Byte

On Error Resume Next

With Selection
If .Rows.Count 1 And _
.Columns.Count = 1 Then
Direction = 1
ElseIf .Columns.Count 1 And _
.Rows.Count = 1 Then
Direction = 2
Else: Exit Sub
End If
End With

For Each x In Selection
Collection1.Add x.Value, CStr(x.Value)
If Err < 0 Then
Err.Clear
If Range1 Is Nothing Then
Set Range1 = x
Else: Set Range1 = Union(Range1, x)
End If
End If
Next x

Select Case Direction
Case 1: Range1.EntireRow.Delete
Case 2: Range1.EntireColumn.Delete
Case Else: Exit Sub
End Select

End Sub


"joe peters" wrote:


I have 9,900 entries, with around 1,800 duplicate names. I really have
no desire to go through them on an individual basis.



Ola Wrote:
Try
="hello "&" tello"&" bello"
or
=A1&B1


--
joe peters