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7 Ways to Find & Remove Duplicates

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Duplicate data often leads to compromised data integrity. Sometimes we need to remove duplicates, and other times it's just identifying or highlighting them for clarity.

Fortunately, Excel offers a plethora of options to address this issue.

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Excel Find and Remove Duplicates

Let's delve into seven powerful techniques: 🚀

1. Highlight Duplicates with Conditional Formatting - Make duplicates stand out visually, ensuring they can't escape your attention.
2. Identify Duplicates with a Formula - Unearth duplicates using Excel's functions, a handy and precise method.
3. Identify Duplicates with PivotTables - Use PivotTables to analyze your data and spot duplicates efficiently.
4. Extract Unique Values - Isolate unique values effortlessly for specialized data needs.
5. Remove Duplicates Tool - Excel's built-in tool for straightforward duplicate removal.
6. Power Query Remove Duplicates - Leverage Power Query for a robust approach to eliminating duplicates.
7. Remove Duplicates with Advanced Filter - Fine-tune your duplicate removal with the Advanced Filter feature.

Depending on your specific needs, you might find Power Query perfect for cleaning up data, Conditional Formatting invaluable for visual clarity, or PivotTables handy for dealing with larger datasets. Excel's diversity is your key to mastering data duplication challenges. 💪

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Mynda Treacy

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