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.

If you want duplicate values to stand out in an Excel spreadsheet, you can choose between two conditional formatting rules.

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells ...

With these simple conditional formatting tricks, people will find your Excel reports not only easy to read but engaging as well. Try implementing these techniques in your next report and see if ...

Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it.