Highlight duplicates doesn't work when cell value starts with a "0"

RossG

I'm using a "COUNTIF" column to give 0 or 1 as values and then set conditional formatting from there to highlight duplicate values.

I have a column listing stock numbers and many of them start with a "0". For some reason, the COUNTIF formula does not work if the stock number starts with a 0. I need some kind of work around. Please help

Here is my formula:

=IF(COUNTIF([Stock#]:[Stock#], [Stock#]@row) > 1, 1, 0)

Andrée Starå

Hi @RossG

I hope you're well and safe!

You'd have to convert them to a value because the ones starting with 0 are read as text.

Use the VALUE function to convert all to values.

Make sense?

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Andrée Starå

Hi @RossG

I hope you're well and safe!

You'd have to convert them to a value because the ones starting with 0 are read as text.

Use the VALUE function to convert all to values.

Make sense?

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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RossG

I added yet ANOTHER column then used that as a reference for the duplicate counting column. This was so much work just to highlight duplicates.. 😭

=IFERROR(VALUE([Stock#]@row), [Stock#]@row)

Andrée Starå

@RossG

Excellent!

Glad you got it working!

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