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Finding duplicate records that are not exact matches but very clos
Being an avid user of Excel, I have tried various ways to search for
duplicate records in an Excel spreadsheet that might contain over 2,000 entries. The issue is different people entering data in different ways. Examples a Chuck Jones vs Charles Jones, Robert Andrews vs Bob Andrews vs Bobby Andrews, Matt Black vs Matthew Black, etc. Since the first and last name are in the same cell I cannot simply search by last name. In some cases, there are even more than 2 entries for the same person. Is there a way to search for these near duplicates that don't match exactly? |
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Finding duplicate records that are not exact matches but very clos
Hi Carol,
This may not be what you're looking for , but if all the names are in the same column you could use a filter that contains "Jones" etc. -- Regards Warren Excel Novice Addiewell, Scotland. If this helps please click the Yes button. "Carol" wrote: Being an avid user of Excel, I have tried various ways to search for duplicate records in an Excel spreadsheet that might contain over 2,000 entries. The issue is different people entering data in different ways. Examples a Chuck Jones vs Charles Jones, Robert Andrews vs Bob Andrews vs Bobby Andrews, Matt Black vs Matthew Black, etc. Since the first and last name are in the same cell I cannot simply search by last name. In some cases, there are even more than 2 entries for the same person. Is there a way to search for these near duplicates that don't match exactly? |
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