Data>Filter>Advanced Filter.

Check "unique records only" and "copy" to another spot or sheet.

For details on this see Debra Dalgleish's site.

http://www.contextures.on.ca/xladvfilter01.html


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:57:06 -0800, bsears <bsears@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>This works for data in one column, i have 3 columns of data that needs to be
>organized, for example:
>1 2 3
>1 4 7
>5 8 9
>1 2 3
>1 2 3
>5 8 9
>
>organize to give
>1 2 3
>1 4 7
>5 8 9
>
>Thanks, i'm in a bind, i have about 8000 rows of numbers i need to sort
>though.
>"David Jessop" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Sort the data into the number order. Let's say that is in column A. Then
>> in the first free column, make the first cell 0, and then do in row 2
>> =IF (A1=A2,1,0)
>> This will then equal zero on the first line of a new number.
>>
>> Then Copy, Paste Special, Values on this column of ones and zeros, and then
>> sort on it. The data at the top will be a unique list of numbers. You can
>> just then delete all the 1s.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> David Jessop
>> "bsears" wrote:
>>
>> > I have a large list of data that i need to go through for my job. what i
>> > want to do is organize the numbers into bins, then elimintate any numbers
>> > that are identical. does anyone have any ideas?
>> >