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    Compare data in multiple columns to find duplicates & conditionally highlight

    hi all,

    I am attempting to use conditional highlighting to highlight duplicate values in a range of data in excel 2007.

    Here is exactly what I want:
    Column A is a function of a 'toggle switch'. So if I change conditions of the toggle switch the values in column A change.

    Columns B through N have static values in them. Some columns have duplicate values within them (i.e. column B has two entries for 'iphone')

    I want cells within each column (B:N) to highlight when they match a value in column A.

    Example:
    Column A
    iphone
    Blackberry
    Nokia
    Column B
    motorola
    Ericsson
    Samsung
    Column C
    LG
    iPhone
    Blackberry
    Sanyo

    Ideally, this formula would be backwards compatible with excel 2003.

    I'm not familiar with VB so I need it to be a function.

    I uploaded an example file to show you what I am looking to do.
    In the worksheet called 'stage summary', i have it set up as follows:

    Range A6:A150: values are a function of the cell A2 which can be toggled to one of several different options. (example: select 'unclassified' from the drop-down menu in A2 and you will have only 1 value in range A6:A150. If you select all, you'll have 132 entries).
    Array B6:M150 are autopopulated cells taken from the worksheet 'Targets'. The cells do not change in response to changes in cell A2.

    What I want, is for cells in the array B6:M150 to highlight red when they are duplicates of values in the range A6:A150.

    PROBLEM: Some values appear more than once in array B6:M150 (example: Exa77 appears across several different stages and twice within one stage). I don't want these values highlighted unless they match a value in column A.

    Thanks very much.

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