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Anonymous
Mar 19, 2020How to conditionally format many columns independently
Hi, I am struggling to find a solution for a problem I encountered. I have a data sheet with many columns and each column represents data from an individual person. In each column, there are word...
- Mar 19, 2020
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I'd apply to this range
conditional formatting rule with formula
=(B2<>"")*(COUNTIF(INDEX($B$2:$N$1048576,0,COLUMN()-1),B2)-1)See in second sheet attached.
Anonymous
Mar 19, 2020
I am attaching a sample with only 14 columns but this should give you an idea. The cells with the pink background are duplicates, the rest are unique values in a given column.
SergeiBaklan
Mar 19, 2020Diamond Contributor
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I'd apply to this range
conditional formatting rule with formula
=(B2<>"")*(COUNTIF(INDEX($B$2:$N$1048576,0,COLUMN()-1),B2)-1)
See in second sheet attached.
- AnonymousMar 20, 2020This is absolutely perfect! Many thanks!
- SergeiBaklanMar 20, 2020Diamond Contributor
You are welcome