Deleting (almost) duplicates in Excel
I have several rows where the data is identical in columns A-G, but H is
unique. I have the columns correctly sorted and need to delete rows where the duplicates exist in A-G. Essentially, I want to keep ONLY the first row of my mostly duplicate entries. I need to keep H, but only my first record of it. Thanks in advance |
Deleting (almost) duplicates in Excel
Hi Ken ya help,
Select columns A through H, go to the Data Ribbon / Data Tools / Remove duplicates, from the Remove Duplicates dialog box deselect column H. "Ken ya help?" wrote: I have several rows where the data is identical in columns A-G, but H is unique. I have the columns correctly sorted and need to delete rows where the duplicates exist in A-G. Essentially, I want to keep ONLY the first row of my mostly duplicate entries. I need to keep H, but only my first record of it. Thanks in advance |
Deleting (almost) duplicates in Excel
Thanks! Should've mentioned that I was running Office 2004 so I was
completely confused by the advice. Found an office mate with '07, though, and it worked like a charm. Perhaps an upgrade is in order? "pshepard" wrote: Hi Ken ya help, Select columns A through H, go to the Data Ribbon / Data Tools / Remove duplicates, from the Remove Duplicates dialog box deselect column H. "Ken ya help?" wrote: I have several rows where the data is identical in columns A-G, but H is unique. I have the columns correctly sorted and need to delete rows where the duplicates exist in A-G. Essentially, I want to keep ONLY the first row of my mostly duplicate entries. I need to keep H, but only my first record of it. Thanks in advance |
Deleting (almost) duplicates in Excel
Hi Ken ya help,
Another approach, assuming columns Y and Z are empty, copy the following formulas from row 2, through the end of all rows: Y2=a2&b2&c2&d2&e2&f2&g2 Z2=countif(Y$2:Y2,Y2) make sure to use the "$" before the first 2 only. Autofilter on column Z for rows 1, then delete those rows. "Ken ya help?" wrote: Thanks! Should've mentioned that I was running Office 2004 so I was completely confused by the advice. Found an office mate with '07, though, and it worked like a charm. Perhaps an upgrade is in order? "pshepard" wrote: Hi Ken ya help, Select columns A through H, go to the Data Ribbon / Data Tools / Remove duplicates, from the Remove Duplicates dialog box deselect column H. "Ken ya help?" wrote: I have several rows where the data is identical in columns A-G, but H is unique. I have the columns correctly sorted and need to delete rows where the duplicates exist in A-G. Essentially, I want to keep ONLY the first row of my mostly duplicate entries. I need to keep H, but only my first record of it. Thanks in advance |
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