How to Find Duplicates in Excel
Step 1: Select the Cells in which you want to Find Duplicates
Select the cells where you want to identify duplicate values. For example: select the column TOT as shown in the figure.
Step 2: Navigate to the Home Tab and Click on Cell Formatting
Click on the Conditional Formatting and click on new rules. Now a window appears, select ‘format only unique and duplicate values’ and click on the format.
Step 3: Choose the Color
Select the Fill option in the tab and choose the background color and click ok.
Step 4: Preview Duplicates
Now the duplicate values as shown in the figure.
Conditional Formatting in Excel
Excel Conditional Formatting is a handy feature that helps you visualize data and understand your spreadsheets better. Consider a worksheet that has tens of thousands of rows of data. Simply by looking at the raw data – patterns and trends would be very difficult to spot. By applying formatting rules to cells, anyone can spot patterns easily and changes in your data. With a range of preset formatting options and customization choices, conditional formatting provides flexibility as well as efficiency in analyzing and data presentation.
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