Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Display unique items from large lists, part of Excel: Tips and Tricks.
- [Instructor] In this worksheet,…it's called HR List with Duplicates, we have duplicates.…We see them in rows four and five, also in rows 12 and 13.…And there are probably a few others, as well.…Now, sometimes the objective here is simply…get rid of the duplicates.…We can do that directly…with a feature on the Data tab called Remove Duplicates.…At other times, the objective might be…let's not destroy this list,…but let's create another list that has unique entries in it.…We can do that by way of what's called an Advanced Filter.…
Then we're going to shift the focus to the idea…that sometimes we're looking at a single column only.…Column C has lots of repeat entries here.…Let's create a new list of unique entries from column C,…in other words, each department will appear once.…And there are two different ways we can approach that.…Let's first deal with the issue of simply…getting rid of the duplicates.…Dragging across the data here,…in this case columns A through K,…or we could have clicked within the data, press Ctrl + A,…
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10/29/2020Released
12/6/2018- Creating charts with keystroke shortcuts
- Expanding and collapsing ribbon and full-screen views
- Display shortcuts
- Efficiently navigating between workbooks and worksheets
- Selecting entire rows, columns, regions, and worksheets
- Data entry and editing shortcuts
- Rapidly creating formulas
- Operational and formatting shortcuts
- Data management techniques
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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1. Seven Significant Shortcuts
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2. Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar Tips
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3. Display Shortcuts
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4. Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
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5. Data Entry and Editing Shortcuts
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Accelerate data entry5m 17s
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Enhance editing tools1m 54s
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6. Drag and Drop Techniques
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7. Formula Shortcuts
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Create formulas rapidly6m 8s
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Use AutoSum shortcuts4m 12s
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8. Operational Shortcuts
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Realign imported text4m 56s
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9. Formatting Shortcuts
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10. Data Management Techniques
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11. Charting and Visual Object Tips
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12. PivotTable Tips
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13. Tiny Tips
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Conclusion
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Next steps27s
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