"Criteria Range" in the "Data/Filter/Advanced Filter" to select Du

Excel 2003/ Is there a way I can use the "Criteria Range" in the
"Data/Filter/Advanced Filter" tool to select duplicates in a multi-column,
many-line spreadsheet by selecting based on only certain columns of
information. ie: columns including, Name, Address, City, State etc, as well
as columns containing data such as phone numbers which make all records
unique.

TC-

Let's assume that your target columns are A, B, C, D and F. Place this in an
open cell (say J13):

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2&B2&C2&D2&F2=$A$2:$A$500&$B$2:$B$500&$C$2:$C$500&$D$2:$D$500&$F$2:$F$500))>1

And use $J$12:$J$13 as your criteria range, ensuring that *J12* is empty.

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA


"TC" wrote:

> Excel 2003/ Is there a way I can use the "Criteria Range" in the
> "Data/Filter/Advanced Filter" tool to select duplicates in a multi-column,
> many-line spreadsheet by selecting based on only certain columns of
> information. ie: columns including, Name, Address, City, State etc, as well
> as columns containing data such as phone numbers which make all records
> unique.