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Highlighting cell if content is duplicate
Hi, I am compiling a list with 3 columns and unlimited rows. I need to avoid duplicate content by highlighting a cell in red if th cell content is contained in any of the cells in its respectiv column. I have been trying with the if statement doing something like: if:Ax=A1:Ax-1 I am not sure if the above synthax is correct, and how to highlight th cell in red if the condition is true. Cell contents can be both number and letters (spaces are allowed). Can you help? J -- excelstar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- excelstart's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...nfo&userid=588 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=49828 |
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Highlighting cell if content is duplicate
Using conditional formatting, try a formula of
=COUNTIF(A:A,A1)1 -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "excelstart" wrote in message ... Hi, I am compiling a list with 3 columns and unlimited rows. I need to avoid duplicate content by highlighting a cell in red if the cell content is contained in any of the cells in its respective column. I have been trying with the if statement doing something like: if:Ax=A1:Ax-1 I am not sure if the above synthax is correct, and how to highlight the cell in red if the condition is true. Cell contents can be both numbers and letters (spaces are allowed). Can you help? JP -- excelstart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ excelstart's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=5881 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=498289 |
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Highlighting cell if content is duplicate
The formula below gives an invalid loop, could you put me a bit more i the right direction? Also do you know how to highlight the cell in re background if the condition holds true? J -- excelstar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- excelstart's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...nfo&userid=588 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=49828 |
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