In case you get a dataset where there is a minor difference in the names in the two columns, using the above-shown lookupformulas is not going to work. These lookup formulas need an exact match to give the right result. There is an approximate match option in VLOOKUP orMATCH function, ...
Kris -- In the attached spreadsheets I've given you a quick and dirty solution, using VLOOKUP to see if there's a match in the other roster, and Conditional Formatting to highlight when there's no match found. It's quick and dirty totally. Depending on the size of the issue, it wou...
I need to run the same database dump every day and find the differences. Both spreadsheets will have the same column headings, with Column A being the lookup value. Each spreadsheet will have many columns of data. I need to find the differences from Row 1 on spreadsheet A with Row 1 on...
As you have just seen, Microsoft Excel provides a handful of features to compare data in two or more workbooks. But none of the built-in options is sufficient to comprehensively compare Excel sheets, let alone entire workbooks, spotting all the differences in values, formulas or formatting. So...
Having spreadsheets in two different windows makes many Excel tasks easier. One of the possible solutions is viewing workbooks side by side, but this eats a lot of space and isn't always the best option. Continue reading → Dec 15 VLOOKUP to compare two columns in Excel for common values...
Kris -- In the attached spreadsheets I've given you a quick and dirty solution, using VLOOKUP to see if there's a match in the other roster, and Conditional Formatting to highlight when there's no match found. It's quick and dirty totally. Depending on the size of the issue, it wou...