We fixed the reference to each column by placing a $ symbol in front of the column letter ($A1, $B1 and $C1). Excel automatically copies the formula to the other cells. Always write the formula for the upper-left cell in the selected range (A1:C10). Excel highlights the duplicate rows.Р”В®xplanation: if COUNTIFS(Animals,$A1,Continents,$B1,Countries,$C1) > 1, in other words, if there are multiple (Leopard, Africa, Zambia) rows, Excel formats cell A1. =COUNTIFS(Animals,$A1,Continents,$B1,Countries,$C1) counts the number of rows based on multiple criteria (Leopard, Africa, Zambia). Note: the named range Animals refers to the range A1:A10, the named range Continents refers to the range B1:B10 and the named range Countries refers to the range C1:C10. Enter the formula =COUNTIFS(Animals,$A1,Continents,$B1,Countries,$C1)>1Р”В¦. Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.Р”Тђ. To find and highlight duplicate rows in Excel, use COUNTIFS (with the letter S at the end) instead of COUNTIF.Р”В¤. For example, use this formula =COUNTIF($A$1:$C$10,A1)>3 to highlight names that occur more than 3 times. Notice how we created an absolute reference ($A$1:$C$10) to fix this reference.

Excel highlights the triplicate names.Р”В®xplanation: = COUNTIF($A$1:$C$10,A1) counts the number of names in the range A1:C10 that are equal to the name in cell A1. Select 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'.Р”В¦. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting.Р”Тђ. First, clear the previous conditional formatting rule.Р”Р€. Execute the following steps to highlight triplicates only.Р”РЋ.

TriplicatesР”В«y default, Excel highlights duplicates (Juliet, Delta), triplicates (Sierra), etc. Note: select Unique from the first drop-down list to highlight the unique names. Click Highlight Cells Rules, Duplicate Values.Р”В¤. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting.Р”Р€.

Excel find duplicate values in column