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Compare one column to multiple columns

Last answer on Oct 12, 2009 12:50:37 pm BST jander, on Oct 9, 2009 5:10:09 pm BST 
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Hello,

I have a list of values in one column (A) that appear within 5 other columns (B,C,D,E,F). I would like Excel to highlight whenever a value from column A appears in B,C,D,E,F. Any thoughts?

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 Excelguru, on Oct 12, 2009 12:50:37 pm BST

Try Putting conditional formatting with formula =COUNTIF($A$3:$A$18,"=" & B3)>0 where B3 is your starting cell and $A$3:$A$18 referes to the data to be checked A wise man once said, 'I complained that I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.'
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