Concatenate values in different columns

[fjavier415]

Hi,

I am completely new to this forum. Not sure if I am doing this correct.

I have a column (Column 5) which contain cells with strings separated by commas (example: Cell 2: F1, F2, F3, Cell 3: F4, F5, F6 etc). I am trying to find mistakes or duplicate values in these cells.

I took these cells (strings) and separated them in columns and using conditional formatting, It can highlight duplicate strings (if any) in red.

Next, I was trying to concatenate all these columns into the original cell by keeping the format (highlighted color) so the user can see what's has been duplicated.

When I concatenate, the format is lost. I am stuck looking for an answer on this.

I have this so far but the color is not being transfer when performing the macro:

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[Norie]

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[Richard Buttrey]

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[JLGWhiz]

both of these should be copied and pasted into code module1. The Function is courtesy "Code VBA" website.

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This eliminates the need to use the text to columns and then rejoining the data by concatenating. Just run the code on the original data in column E.

[fjavier415]

HI

Thanks for the help! I went ahead and add the CODE symbol there (well, it was there already. I just learned how to do this).

The code highlights the cell if there is a duplicate within the cell but I was looking to highlight the characters instead of the whole cell. That way the user knows exactly what are the duplicates within that cell. In addition, I was looking to find duplicates in the same column (E) from cell to cell. Sometimes, we see duplicates in different cells.

I appreciate your guys help. You guys responded so quick!

[JLGWhiz]

We will still use the Function from Code VBA but the primary macro is modified to color only the font

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