highlighting duplicate values

For example,

A1 = 5
A2 = 6
A3 = 7
A4 = 5
A5 = 6

How can you highlight/change the cell colour of all duplicate
occurences of A1 in the row, in this case A4?

And when changed is it possible to keep the highlighted colour, in A4,
even if A1 is then changed to 6? and when it changes to again
highlight/change the colour of all cells in the column that match its
new number - in this case A2 and A5?

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i'm completely new to spreadsheets and feel a bit in over my head.

thanks,

Alice

One way, via conditional formatting

Select A2:A5
(ensure A2 is active)

Click Format > Conditional Formatting

Under Condition 1, make the settings as:
Formula is: =AND(ISNUMBER(MATCH($A$1,A2,0)),$A$1<>"")
Click Format button > Patterns tab > Green? > OK

Click OK at the main dialog

The above will trigger the desired cond formats within A2:A5,
depending on the input in A1
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Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"Alice" <aliceattea@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139551406.162003.256180@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> For example,
>
> A1 = 5
> A2 = 6
> A3 = 7
> A4 = 5
> A5 = 6
>
> How can you highlight/change the cell colour of all duplicate
> occurences of A1 in the row, in this case A4?
>
> And when changed is it possible to keep the highlighted colour, in A4,
> even if A1 is then changed to 6? and when it changes to again
> highlight/change the colour of all cells in the column that match its
> new number - in this case A2 and A5?
>
> -----
> i'm completely new to spreadsheets and feel a bit in over my head.
>
> thanks,
>
> Alice
>

Line:
> Formula is: =AND(ISNUMBER(MATCH($A$1,A2,0)),$A$1<>"")

should read as:
Formula is: =AND($A$1=A2,$A$1<>"")

(the former works as well but it was overkill, sorry)
--
Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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