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Hi,
I need to create a document whereby text team name entries are limited and a message will appear to notify me. So for example, if the team Liverpool FC apprears twice and the third time the entry is input a message will flag up that it is the third entry. Can you help? Many Thanks. |
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You can get a message on a duplicate if you use Data Validation, with an
allow type of custom, and a formula of =COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)=1 -- HTH Bob Phillips (replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct) "In need of help!" <In need of wrote in message ... Hi, I need to create a document whereby text team name entries are limited and a message will appear to notify me. So for example, if the team Liverpool FC apprears twice and the third time the entry is input a message will flag up that it is the third entry. Can you help? Many Thanks. |
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