Microsoft Excel is perhaps the most powerful spreadsheet application you can buy. But it also has some simple functions, like finding duplicates in data.

Creating a list of duplicate values that’s separate from the data source is easier than ever thanks to Microsoft Excel's FILTER() function.

You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Microsoft Excel.

To pinpoint duplicate entries, apply Excel's conditional formatting feature: Open the Excel worksheet containing the data in question. Select the column or range you want to inspect for duplicates.

Excel 2013 can locate duplicate rows as long as one column contains a unique identifier for each record, such as a product ID or account number. By referencing this identifier, you can find ...

How Can I Merge Two Columns of Data Using Microsoft Excel and Eliminate Duplicate Values?. There are two situations in which you might need to merge two columns of data in Excel 2013.