Highlight Duplicate Values, Non Contiguous Cells

[cloyd1980]

Hi all,

I am trying to apply a simple conditional format where cells with the same value are highlighted. The problem I am running into is that the data I want to apply the formatting to is in every other row (2, 4, 6, etc). The formatting works fine if the the duplicate value appears in the same row (for example B2 and E2), but if the duplicate value is in a different row it does not work (for example B2 and B4). Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks,
Corey

 

[DanteAmor]

Try :

- Select your range, ge. "B2:E20"
- Conditional Formatting, Highlight Cells Rules, and then Duplicate Values.

I hope that helps you

 

[cloyd1980]

The problem is that my data isn't in B2:E20, it would be in B2:E2, B4:E4, B6:E6, etc

 

[DanteAmor]

Try :


- Select your range, eg. "B2:E20"
- Conditional Formatting
- In the New Formatting Rule dialog box, click Use a formula to determine which cells to format.
- Under Format values where this formula is true, type the formula:

=AND(B2<>"",ISEVEN(ROW(B2)),SUM(IF(MOD(ROW([COLOR=#ff0000]$B$2:$E$20[/COLOR]),2)=0,IF([COLOR=#ff0000]$B$2:$E$20[/COLOR]=B2,1)))>1)

- Applies to:
=$B$2:$E$20

Change $B$2:$E$20 for the desired range.

 

[cloyd1980]

Try :


- Select your range, eg. "B2:E20"
- Conditional Formatting
- In the New Formatting Rule dialog box, click Use a formula to determine which cells to format.
- Under Format values where this formula is true, type the formula:

=AND(B2<>"",ISEVEN(ROW(B2)),SUM(IF(MOD(ROW([COLOR=#ff0000]$B$2:$E$20[/COLOR]),2)=0,IF([COLOR=#ff0000]$B$2:$E$20[/COLOR]=B2,1)))>1)

- Applies to:
=$B$2:$E$20

Change $B$2:$E$20 for the desired range.

Dante, this worked perfectly! Thank you very much! I never would have come up with that formula on my own.

 

[DanteAmor]

I'm glad to help you. Thanks for the feedback.