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    Deleting Rows with matching records

    I'm hoping somebody can help me out with a problem that I'm sure should be somewhat simple but I don't have the excel knowledge to figure it out.

    If Column A, B, and C in sheet 1 matches what is in Column A, B, and C on sheet 2, I need to completely delete the rows with matching data on sheet 1. I've tried combing both sheets into one spreadsheet and using the "remove duplicates" function, but that does not delete both records, it only deletes one.

    To further explain, sheet 1 is a total database of customers. Sheet 2 has only those customers who have responded to a particular ad. I need to remove the customers who have responded from the total database, leaving only those customers whom have not responded.

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

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    Re: Deleting Rows with matching records

    Try adding a helper column to Sheet1 with formula like so in D1, copied down

    =COUNTIFS(Sheet2!A:A,A1,Sheet2!B:B,B1,Sheet2!C:C,C1)>0

    All the ones with TRUE are duplicates of Sheet2 rows.

    You can filter for TRUE on this column and delete the rows.
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    Re: Deleting Rows with matching records

    I have a similar question. I have columns of data, i.e.
    Col A Col B Col C
    test 1 3
    car 2 3
    testa 3 5
    testb 4 4
    clock 9 9

    I want to select all rows which contains *test* from Column A and then delete that row.
    i used the above example with =COUNTIF but that only gives me a total of all cells which match the condition *test*. how can I return a TRUE value so I can sort and delete?

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    Re: Deleting Rows with matching records

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