How to Remove Duplicates Using Formulas
To remove duplicate entries from our data table using formulas, we have to first make a new column name Combined to combine all the columns of our data. And then we apply the following steps:
Step 1: Use the Combine Operator
To combine all the columns, we use the combine operator &
=A2 & B2
Step 2: Make Another Column and Use Countif Function
Make another column named COUNT to count the number of duplicates of this entry using the COUNTIF function, that takes the criteria and the cell that duplicates we want to count.
Here C$2:C6 shows the range of the data in which we want to find duplicates and C2 is the cell that duplicates we want to count
=COUNTIFS(C$2:C6,C2)
Step 3: Remove Duplicates Using Data Tab
Now we have the number of duplicate values, so we can apply above discussed approach to remove duplicates. We are removing Duplicates using Remove Duplicates Option on Data Tab .
Go to the Data Tab and click on the Remove Duplicates option.
A pop-up window will appear. Click on Remove Duplicates
Another pop-up window will appear, click on OK.
All the duplicates will be removed.
How to Remove Duplicates in Excel? 4 Quick & Easy Methods
When it comes to Business analysis or data analysis, having organized and meaningful data plays an important role. But when you have a lot of data, you might end up with duplicate entries. These extra copies can make your data messy and hard to use. Microsoft Excel is a widely used tool for performing data-related queries. If you are someone who keeps struggling with duplicate values in the data then this article is for you.
In this article, we will learn different ways to remove duplicates in Excel. We can remove them using four easy methods that are explained below ranging from the easy “Remove Duplicates” button to using Excel codes, known as VBA.
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