Identify duplicate names in data base using vlookup in excel



SAMPLE DATA IS GIVEN BELOW:

WRITE THE NAME YOU WANT TO CHECK FOR DUPLICATE ENTRY IN CELL C4 AS SHOWN BELOW:

WRITE THE FORMULA IN CELL D7 & COPY IT FOR CELL ADDRESS AS SHOWN BELOW:

WRITE THE FORMULA OF VLOOKUP IN CELL D4  AS SHOWN BELOW:

IF THE NAME IS THERE IN THE LIST YOU WILL GET THE CELL ADDRESS AS RESULT AS SHOWN BELOW:

For more details on vlookup check my video on /video/excel-basics-vlookup-2450.asp

For excel file on this example with macros check share file section: IDENTIFY DUPLICATE ENTRY.

Note: Hypothetical data has been used in the example.


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