I realized what I did wrong. It works now. Using this formula ="<>"&$A$1 would not work for me since I have a huge spreadsheet and I dont want to exclude a cell, I need to exclude a value.
However, now I came across a similar issue. If I have a huge list in a column of email address values (numbering in the thousands), and I want to exclude 10-20 (maybe even more) of these email addresses.
I tried using the ="<>john@abc.com" formula but it didnt work. I suspect that the @ symbol is blocking this.
Any suggestions?
Maybe this:
[TABLE="width: 650"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 56, bgcolor: transparent"]
Type
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 62, bgcolor: transparent"]
Salesperson
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 40, bgcolor: transparent"]
Sales
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 115, bgcolor: transparent"]
Email
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 17, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 285, bgcolor: transparent"]
CalcCriteria
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 17, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 56, bgcolor: transparent"]
Type
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 62, bgcolor: transparent"]
Salesperson
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 40, bgcolor: transparent"]
Sales
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 115, bgcolor: transparent"]
Email
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Beverages
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Suyama
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$5,122
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
suyama@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: yellow, align: center"]
FALSO
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
produce
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Buchanan
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$6,328
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
buchanan@email.com
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Meat
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Davolio
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$450
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
davolio@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
produce
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Buchanan
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$6,328
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
buchanan@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: yellow"]
Formula
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Produce
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Davolio
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$6,544
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
davolio@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: yellow"]
=AND(D2<>{"davolio@email.com";"suyama@email.com"})
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
*********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
***********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
******
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
********************
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
**
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
******************************************************
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
**
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
*********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
***********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
******
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
********************
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Or this:
[TABLE="width: 650"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 56, bgcolor: transparent"]
Type
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 62, bgcolor: transparent"]
Salesperson
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 40, bgcolor: transparent"]
Sales
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 115, bgcolor: transparent"]
Email
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 17, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 285, bgcolor: transparent"]
CalcCriteria
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 17, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 56, bgcolor: transparent"]
Type
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 62, bgcolor: transparent"]
Salesperson
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 40, bgcolor: transparent"]
Sales
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 115, bgcolor: transparent"]
Email
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Beverages
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Suyama
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$5,122
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
suyama@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: yellow, align: center"]
FALSO
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
produce
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Buchanan
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$6,328
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
buchanan@email.com
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Meat
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Davolio
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$450
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
davolio@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
produce
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Buchanan
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$6,328
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
buchanan@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
davolio@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Produce
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
Davolio
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
$6,544
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
davolio@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
suyama@email.com
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: yellow"]
Formula
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: yellow"]
=COUNTIF($F$4:$F$5,D2)=0
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
*********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
***********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
******
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
********************
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
**
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
******************************************************
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
**
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
*********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
***********
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
******
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]
********************
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Markmzz