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Excel: searching for a maximum lower than X

From the sorted list of values, I'm looking for a maximum that is lower than X Example: A B C 1 1 X=7 2 3 3 5 4 8 ANS=5 Do you have any smart ideas for this problem?
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Sorting fomulas in an Excel table

For my project I need to arrange locations based on the lowest driving time to different locations. I simulated the driving distances (Row D, E & F), but the height depends on the products which ...
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How can you set up several sorting rules in Excel to sort a column?

I got a list of mail addresses, let's say we have the list [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ...
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Varying Format Part Number Sort Issue

(Current Sort Sample:) 2-1203-4 2-1206-3 2CM- 3-1610-1 3-999 … AR3021-A-7802 AR3021-A-7802-1 B43570- B43570-3 I am working on an 8000+ record parts list. The challenge I am running into is that ...
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Does excel provide a method for sorting columns based on numbers and phrases contained within one cell?

I receive a packet of data in the form of a .csv file from our database manager. I import this data into excel for formatting and sorting. However, one column contains three pieces of info that I want ...
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I need an excel formula to tell how many numbers and alphabets are in a cell

Hey Guys I need help sorting series of plate numbers out on excel. so I have a sample BMA759JA, and I need a formula that tells me how many Alphabets are contained in the cell and how many numbers ...
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Sorting data without mixing rows

I have three sheets. First sheet renamed General: Dave Henderson 21/05/2014 Elton Rus 22/06/2014 John Smith 20/05/2015 Second sheet renamed Licence:...
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How do I duplicate column data and preserve row relationships across worksheets?

I have a large amount of data on one worksheet, and would like to split it between two separate linked worksheets. Assume I have these columns on my first worksheet (Worksheet A): Apple | Red ...
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Excel will not sort all columns on my worksheet

I have a very basic worksheet with multiple columns and rows. I usually will sort one column to sort a-z and normally all data for those rows would follow the sort. Suddenly I am finding that if I ...
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Excel / LibreOffice Calc: find item in column with latest first occurrence?

In a Calc or Excel sheet I have a column with bunch of names. Each name can occur one or multiple times. Each name has a 'first occurrence' i.e. the first row in which it appears. I'm looking for an ...
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Excel compare cells in columns A and B, show in column C cells only unique to column A

I know there's a formula for this in Excel but I can't get it right. I've got a list of 7000+ names in column A, and a list of 4000+ names in column B. Some are duplicates, appearing on both column A ...
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How can I best reorder data in mixed row/column format into a simple table?

I have (from a CVS file) data in the following format: The data is a continued list (row by row of comma separated values) where in arbitrary locations columns are inserted or removed. At these ...
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How can I match values based on criteria?

I have two tables with various columns in an Excel sheet. In these two tables I have two columns (one per table) in which I have some alphanumeric values. For example, table 1 col A:NAMES: AB34092, ...
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Excel Sort and Lookup Values Formula

I am trying to create some sort formulas on excel. An example is shown below regarding players and their corresponding scores. I need to query the "Raw Data" and get the "Top 3" players and their ...
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Sort Excel Row Based on Values in Another Row

Sorry if this question has already been answered, I looked but I didn tfind anything that was quite what I am trying to do. I have a lot of spreadsheets where I have something like: A|B|C|D|E|F... ...
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