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DonnaStaMaria
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Dec 22, 2021
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Excel data comparison to find duplicates from unique text

I have a large amount of student data each term (Between 800 to 1000+ students per term). I need to check for changes in their classes mid term to track them. Also, see who is new. So I will usually ...
  • Riny_van_Eekelen's avatar
    Dec 22, 2021

    DonnaStaMaria Perhaps the attached workbook is something that could work for you. I've used formulae that work in all Excel versions. If you are on the latest, consider exchanging VLOOKUP for XLOOKUP. If you want to make something more dynamic and robust, consider using structured tables, and/or Power Query. The latter would require some learning, if you have never used it before.

     

    Rather than relying on conditional formatting and visual checks, I added some columns to each data set (First and Mid) to do som cross-check between them. If you put a filter on the extra columns you can fairly easily create listings with all changes between terms.

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