Highlight Duplicates in Google Sheets (Step-by-Step)
Learn how to find duplicates in Google Sheets with this easy-to-follow, 2-minute tutorial. While Google Sheets doesn't have a simple "Highlight Duplicates" button like Excel, you can still do it in seconds using a simple conditional formatting formula.
In this video, we'll show you exactly how to check duplicates in Google Sheets step-by-step. You'll learn the simple formula that finds and highlights any duplicate text or numbers in your dataset, making it easy to clean your data.
This method is really helpful when you want to:
Find duplicate entries in a contact list
Clean up data for reports
Quickly audit a large spreadsheet
We cover the exact steps, including how to use the COUNTIF formula to make Google Sheets highlight duplicates automatically. Stop searching for a button that isn't there and learn the custom formula that solves the problem in under a minute!
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