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Conditional Formatting to find duplicates
 
I have followed directions from MS online help to use conditional formatting
to find duplicates. However, when I "paste special" the formatting into all
of the cells, the CF stays the same and does not change from cell to cell.
For example, I used the following formula:
="COUNTIF (L:L,L2)1" but when I pasted this CF to all other cells, L2
remains absolute.
Is there help for me?

Bob Phillips

Conditional Formatting to find duplicates
 
It should be

=COUNTIF (L:L,L2)1

no quotes

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I have followed directions from MS online help to use conditional

formatting
to find duplicates. However, when I "paste special" the formatting into

all
of the cells, the CF stays the same and does not change from cell to cell.
For example, I used the following formula:
="COUNTIF (L:L,L2)1" but when I pasted this CF to all other cells, L2
remains absolute.
Is there help for me?




SteveG

Conditional Formatting to find duplicates
 

Does the L2 have the dollar signs around it like $L$2? If so, remove
them from the CF formula and then copy.

Does that help?

Steve


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