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hi can someone tell me how to highlight the names that appear in a column more than twice......i have a list of names is c, i would like to highlight any names that appear more than twice
hi can someone tell me how to highlight the names that appear in a column more than twice......i have a list of names is c, i would like to highlight any names that appear more than twice
Use Conditional formatting for that. Assuming the column is A
1) Highlight column A
2) Open the Conditional Formatting > New Rule > Use a Formula
3) Apply this formula:
=COUNTIF(A:A, A1)>2
4) Click on Format and set your formatting goals
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Which cells would be highlighted?
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DIDNT WORK its in column c so i changed the letter to c but no joy
column c has heading called name in row 1 then after that it a list of names
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