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Hello! I have a very large spreadsheet and I need to search it for a
duplicate invoice numbers. I am entering invoice numbers in the first seven columns. Can you tell me the easiest way to check the first seven columns for for duplicate numbers? Thanks for your help!!! |
Bennie
select columns A to G. Now Select Format | Conditional formatting... and input: Formula is: =COUNTIF($A:$G,E4)1 Pick a suitable format, perhaps a yellow background and press OK You might be better selecting a limited range rather than all of columns A to G as this could be very slow. Perhaps Formula is: =COUNTIF($A1:$G1000,E4)1 Regards Trevor "Bennie" wrote in message ... Hello! I have a very large spreadsheet and I need to search it for a duplicate invoice numbers. I am entering invoice numbers in the first seven columns. Can you tell me the easiest way to check the first seven columns for for duplicate numbers? Thanks for your help!!! |
I hope I understood your question. You can Highlicght duplicated items
with conditional formatting. Lets say your data is in A1:C5 Select your range then go to Formatconditional formatting then select Value is and change it to "Formula Is". then type this =IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$C$5,A1)1,TRUE,FALSE) click on format button and select the colors you like to hightlight the Dups. You can find more info here http://www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicat.htm |
Hi
When you want to find all occurrences of entries, starting from second (i.e. you mark out 2nd, 3rd, etc. occurrence of incoice number in table), then select the range A1:Gx (x is at least the number of rows in your table), from Format menu select conditional formatting, like in Cezar's response set 'Formula is', and into formula field enter =(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)1) After that set the cell format for case the formula returns TRUE, and click on OK. Arvi Laanemets "Bennie" wrote in message ... Hello! I have a very large spreadsheet and I need to search it for a duplicate invoice numbers. I am entering invoice numbers in the first seven columns. Can you tell me the easiest way to check the first seven columns for for duplicate numbers? Thanks for your help!!! |
This worked perfect...I do have another column on another worksheet within
this spreadsheet, is it possible to incoporate another worksheet column into this formula? Thanks for everything!!! "Cesar Zapata" wrote: I hope I understood your question. You can Highlicght duplicated items with conditional formatting. Lets say your data is in A1:C5 Select your range then go to Formatconditional formatting then select Value is and change it to "Formula Is". then type this =IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$C$5,A1)1,TRUE,FALSE) click on format button and select the colors you like to hightlight the Dups. You can find more info here http://www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicat.htm |
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