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how do I search a colum for duplicates automatically
I am typing list of numbers in columns, none of the numbers can be
duplicated. Due to this I would like to set Excel up so that it can check automatically. How do I do this???? |
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how do I search a colum for duplicates automatically
Chip Pearson has some techniques at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicat.htm Andrew wrote: I am typing list of numbers in columns, none of the numbers can be duplicated. Due to this I would like to set Excel up so that it can check automatically. How do I do this???? -- Dave Peterson |
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how do I search a colum for duplicates automatically
You can use conditional formatting for this.
sample for one column only below... First click on Column Header of Col B then Format, Conditional Formatting... select formulais from drop down, then enter =COUNTIF(B:B,B1)1 select color pattern. and Ok Out. "Andrew" wrote: I am typing list of numbers in columns, none of the numbers can be duplicated. Due to this I would like to set Excel up so that it can check automatically. How do I do this???? |
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