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I have a list of email addresses in row A1. I would like to create a unqiue ID for each unique row in column B1 using excel either with formula
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Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 07:56
Hi, Hello
User
13/09/2017 - 07:56
hi
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 07:56
Welcome to got it pro
User
13/09/2017 - 07:57
Im tryin to type in excel but not letting me
User
13/09/2017 - 07:57
the id can be numbers
User
13/09/2017 - 07:57
begining from 1
User
13/09/2017 - 07:58
So abc@gmail.com appears twice the id will be the same
User
13/09/2017 - 07:58
i.e. in this case its 2
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 07:58
okay i get it
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 07:58
that is possible using formula
User
13/09/2017 - 07:59
thanks
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 07:59
i think i will try using count and max function
User
13/09/2017 - 08:00
okay
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:00
wait
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:00
it would be somehow long
User
13/09/2017 - 08:01
is it too much?
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:02
no, i meant please wait a moment
User
13/09/2017 - 08:02
oh okay
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:07
are you using excel or gsheet?
User
13/09/2017 - 08:08
excel
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:09
then i have to write in my own excel
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:09
because the formula will be different if write on screen
User
13/09/2017 - 08:09
okay can you paste the formula here
User
13/09/2017 - 08:10
i have 6mins left
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:11
please extend the time
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:11
np
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:11
you have to press extend
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:12
sorry for long time
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:12
this will auto extend
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:12
another 20 minutes
User
13/09/2017 - 08:13
okay i have extended
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:14
just half typing it
User
13/09/2017 - 08:19
hello have you go it?
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:19
yes
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:20
1 minute
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:20
sorry long formula and testing
User
13/09/2017 - 08:21
no problem
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:27
wait it show error again
User
13/09/2017 - 08:28
Maybe its best to copy the emails to another sheet. make them unique, add a unique id manually to each email, then use vlookup to get the unique ids from sheet2 to sheet1?
User
13/09/2017 - 08:29
Thats one way i think i can resolve it, just though there might be an easy formula to this
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:29
yes
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:29
sorry
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:30
there is a way to do that
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:30
copy it
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:30
click data
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:30
data menu
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:30
remove duplicate
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:31
then use vlookup function
User
13/09/2017 - 08:31
okay thanks il do it my way
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:31
see orange
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:31
thats the vlookup function
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:32
to refer to another table which you has removed the duplicate
User
13/09/2017 - 08:32
yeah i know how to use vlookup
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:32
sorry for this inconvenience
User
13/09/2017 - 08:32
No worries
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:32
i am still attaching the progress
Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:33
i was trying to solve by formula
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Excelchat Expert
13/09/2017 - 08:33
really sorry and apologize
User
13/09/2017 - 08:34
That's fine, that is a really confusing formula
User
13/09/2017 - 08:34
which i wouldn't have got it
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