Duplicate values in Excel

Duplicate values in Excel

Finding and highlighting duplicates in an Excel spreadsheet column:

An example of when you may wish to find duplicates in Excel is to confirm that there has not been any human error when inputting data into Excel.

Step 1. Highlight the column in Excel in which you wish to find duplicates

Step 2. Select the Conditional Formatting > Highlight Cells Rules > Duplicate Values menu

Step 3. Select the Format of the Duplicate Values

  1. Select either Duplicate or Unique
  2. Select the Format
Click on the OK button

Step 4. The duplicate values will then be highlighted in the column as shown below



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