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  1. 07-20-2022, 12:24 AM #1
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    Comparing the contents of two tables and "marks" them when they contain the same text

    Hi all, so I have a problem...

    I have two spreadsheets, Spreadsheet 1 contains like 3000+ text data while Spreadsheet 2 contains 300 text data. Spreadsheet 2 is a part of Spreadsheet 1, and I have the task to highlight the 300 from Spreadsheet 2 in Spreadsheet 1, like creating a new column called "Status" in the right side. The contents in Spreadsheet 1 which are in Spreadsheet 2 will be marked as "Done" in the "Status" column.

    The thing is, I don't really know how to do this. I used VLOOKUP and it fails. I also tried IFNA and MATCH but it doesn't show what I wanted...

    Please help me.

    Thank you. I hope you all have a great day!
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    Re: Comparing the contents of two tables and "marks" them when they contain the same text

    There are instructions at the top of the page explaining how to attach your sample workbook.

    A good sample workbook has just 10-20 rows of representative data that has been desensitised. It also has expected results mocked up, worked examples where required, relevant cells highlighted and a few explanatory notes.
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    Re: Comparing the contents of two tables and "marks" them when they contain the same text

    This is the sample table.

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    Re: Comparing the contents of two tables and "marks" them when they contain the same text

    In B1 copied down:

    =IF(ISNA(MATCH(A1,'Spreadsheet 2'!A:A,0)),"","Done")
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