I have searched as much as I can, and I have found solutions for similar problems, but I haven't been able to find a solution to my exact problem.
Issue: I would like to highlight the row when one cell in column A of that row is an exact match for another cell in that column, AND part of another cell in column B of that row is a match for part of another cell in that column, in Google Sheets. I would like to use conditional formatting, and only highlight the second occurence and on.
For example, is this "sheet":
A B C
1|John Smith|john#test.com|Test Co.
2|Jane Doe |jane#x.com |X Company
3|John Smith|j.s#test.com |Test Inc.
4|John Smith|jsm#test.com |Test Incorporated
I would like row 3 and row 4 to highlight, because column A3 is a duplicate of A1, and everything in B3 after # matches everything in B1 after #, and the same is true of row 4. Also, only rows 3 and 4 should highlight; not row 1, since it is the first instance. I understand regexes, and I've found how to highlight a row if one cell in column A and one cell in column B is an exact match with other cells is their respective columns, but I haven't figured out how to combine the two where I can search for one cell that is an exact match with another cell in that column AND for one cell that is a partial match with another cell in that particular column. Here is a link to a test sheet that contains the sample info from above. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1neZd213C1ssY7bPeBfu2xI3WPCmt-oKkfbdrXrid9I8/edit?usp=sharing
use:
=INDEX(COUNTIFS($A:$A®EXEXTRACT($B:$B, "#.+"), $A1®EXEXTRACT($B1, "#.+"),
ROW($A:$A), "<="&ROW($A1))>1)*(A:A<>"")
Try the following custom formula applied to A1:C:
=index((countif($A$1:$A1,$A1)>1)*
(countif(regexextract($B$1:$B1,"#(.*)"),
regexextract($B1,"#(.*)"))>1))
Related
I am trying to see if I am able to get the hours from one column only if it matches a word that is another column.
For example in the sheet link attached, if the word is Operations (Column A) I want to get the sum of all the hours (Column B) that correlate with that word.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-1QCZsNTZ5xDcDryv8qg0YPtsoY3Erjz7ZNGUXds7HY/edit
Hope this makes sense.
Thanks in advance.
you can use:
=SUM(IFNA(FILTER(B:B,A:A=E1)))
OR
=SUMIF(A:A,E1,B:B)
Cell E1 has the word selection in the sample here
I have a ColumnA where each cell include multiple values separated by comma, eg:
Elvis Costello, Madonna
Bob, Elvis Presley, Morgan Stanley
Frank, Morgan Stanley, Madonna Ford,
Elvis Costello, Madonna Ford
And I want to identify which rows/cells that includes any of the exact terms in another sheet/column, eg
Elvis Presley
Madonna
And I found this simple solution using Regexmatch (the last solution on that page) Is there a way to REGEXMATCH from a range of cells from A1:A1000 for example?
Say you want to search for a match from a list of cities.
Put your list of cities in one tab.
Make them into lowercase for easier lookup since search terms are all in lowercase. You can do this by adding a new column and using the LOWER function.
Go back to your cell that has the list of search phrases.
In any blank cell out of the way (off to the side on the top row is a good place) put this formula: CITY LIST FORMULA: =TEXTJOIN("|",1,'vlookup city'!B$2:B$477) (if your tab is named 'vlookup city' and your cities are in column B of that tab)
Add a new column next to your search terms, or pick an existing one where you want to put your "match found" info.
In that new column, add this formula (if your data starts in row 4 and you put the City List formula in cell G3:) =REGEXMATCH(A4,G$4)
Fill the formula all the way down your list. You can double-click the little blue square in the bottom right corner of the cell, or grab-and-drag all the way to the bottom of the list.
Ba-ding! It will search for any one of those city names, anywhere in your search phrase.
If the search phrase contains at least one matching term, it will return "True."
You can then add extra features on your formula to make it return something else. For example: =IF(REGEXMATCH(A4,G$4), "match found", "no match found")
This is a super lightweight solution that won't slow your sheet down too much and is easy to use.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAIDB98r2CGu7hL3ISirErDPNlgT6lVt-TCG0qI1uTE/edit?usp=sharing
The problem is that the Regexmatch solution identifies "Elvis Costello" and "Madonna Ford" and I only want to identify cells/rows that includes the exact term to match, ie "Elvis Presley" and "Madonna", ie whatever is between the commas has to be an exact match with one of the search terms, not just partially right.
I hope it made sense:)
Thanks all!
I think I might have found the answer, still trying to double check if it's correct.
I added \b before and after. So in the example sheet re-posted in the quoted part of my question i changed the cell:
Cell B3:
=TEXTJOIN("|",1,'vlookup city'!B$2:B$476)
and added another cell like this:
Cell B2:
=concatenate("\b(",$B$3,")\b")
Still checking if all false flags are removed.
Thanks
Problem
I want to be able to highlight a cell in google sheets if a cell on the same row is TRUE and the value does not exist in a named range (or a sheet).
e.g.
Based on the scenario below in sheet1, if column a is TRUE, and the value in column b does not match anything in sheet2, highlight the cell red.
sheet1
column a column b
TRUE value1
FALSE value2
sheet2
column a
value2
I would like to do this in google sheets using conditional formatting custom formulas and named ranges (if required).
Edit
I have tried this with my sheet but cant manage it... I have copied my sheet example below! Are you able to work it with this?
sheet1
sheet2
Edit 2
Rather than just matching whats in Cell D I would like to only match the values of the string that is separated by commas and only search if the letters "tf" are in the string.
if column a is TRUE, and the value in column b does not match anything in sheet2, highlight the cell red
try:
=(A1=TRUE)*(NOT(REGEXMATCH(B1&"", ""&TEXTJOIN("|", 1, INDIRECT("Sheet2!A:A")))))
Trying to make a Google Sheets Formula for Conditional Formula that when a cell in column "A" is equal to then change the background to red if Cell in the matching row in column "E" is empty
I started with REGEXMATCH but I couldn't figure out how to format it.
Basically, if the company's names match they require a PO# in which it would mark the cell red if not filled out
try:
=($A2<>"")*($E2="")
apply it on range A2:A
I have a list of products in calc (excel), each with an associated IP address. Many of the names have multiple IP addresses, however they are organized one column at a time. I am trying to remove all of the multiples and pull all of the IP addresses under a single name. I have tried nslookup and index match, they do not deal well with multiple outputs though. Right now it looks like this
a| 1
a| 2
a| 3
b| 1
b| 2
b| 3
etc...
I would like it to look like this
a 1,2,3
b 1,2,3
Is there any way to do this without wasting a ton of time, I have a few ways that work but they will take me forever to setup.
I recommend setting up your formulas in multiple "helper" cells before getting to the final "result cell". This breaks down the problem into smaller steps that are more easily formulated and, if needed in the future, updated. Once the setup is complete you can hide the helper columns by right-clicking on the column letter and choosing "Hide".
The first column to set up is the list of distinct product names. For the formula below to work, the product/IP list will need to be sorted in ascending order. If the list is not already sorted, to sort it first highlight the entire list, including headers. Then choose Data→Sort; select sort by "Product", make sure the radio button "Ascending" is selected, and press OK.
For purposes of this example, I'll assume product names are in column A, starting on row 2 and IPs are in column B starting on row 2 (with row 1 being the header labels). In the column where you want to list the distinct product names (I used column D), enter in the top cell =A2. In the cell below enter
=INDEX($A$2:$A$13;MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;1)+1)
The match formula has a 1 as the third variable, meaning the range is sorted ascending and MATCH will return the position of the last matching cell. We add 1 to the position of the last matching cell, and this will be the position of the first cell with a new product name. That position is fed into the INDEX function to show the next product name.
Copy and paste that cell down as far as you need to show all the product names.
Now we'll set up a series of cells to display each IP address. I used columns F to I to show up to 4 addresses:
=IF(MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)<=MATCH($D2;$A$2:$A$13;1);INDEX($B$2:$B$13;MATCH($D2;$A$2:$A$13;0));"")
=IF(MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+1<=MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;1);INDEX($B$2:$B$13;MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+1);"")
=IF(MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+2<=MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;1);INDEX($B$2:$B$13;MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+2);"")
=IF(MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+3<=MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;1);INDEX($B$2:$B$13;MATCH(D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+3);"")
MATCH with the third variable of 1 returns the position of the last matching cell; MATCH with the third variable of 0 returns the position of the first matching cell.
The IF statement checks if the position of the first matching cell (in the first lookup column) or the cell below that (in the second lookup column) or the cell two below the first match (in the third lookup column), etc. is less than or equal to the position of the last matching cell. If yes, then it looks up the relevant IP address. If no, it displays a blank.
In the formulas above you would need to manually enter the formula in the top row of each column. If you have some products with a large number of IP addresses, you may want to set up the formula so you can copy and paste between columns as well as down the rows. This would work if you were starting in column F:
=IF(MATCH($D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+COLUMN()-6<=MATCH($D2;$A$2:$A$13;1);INDEX($B$2:$B$13;MATCH($D2;$A$2:$A$13;0)+COLUMN()-6);"")
Once you have your top row set up as you want, copy and paste down however many rows you need.
If you want to combine all the IPs into a single cell separated by commas, you can use a formula like this:
=CONCATENATE(F2;IF(G2<>"";","&G2;"");IF(H2<>"";","&H2;"");IF(I2<>"";","&I2;""))
Each IF statement will add a comma separator followed by the cell contents if the checked cell is not empty, otherwise it returns a blank string. You will need to manually adjust to add additional IF statements for however many maximum columns you want to concatenate. Again, once you have the top row set up, copy and paste down however far you need.
Assuming you have two columns (A and B), that these are labelled and sorted as shown, then enter in C2:
=IF(A1<>A2;B2;C1&","&B2)
and in D1:
=A1<>A2
Copy both down to suit, select ColumnC and Copy, Paste Special... with each Selection ticked other than Paste all and Formulas, click OK.
Select ColumnsA:D, Data > Filter > AutoFilter, click Yes and select 1 for ColumnD and all visible range.
Copy and paste into a new sheet, move B1 to C1 and delete Columns B and D.