If you need to average a list of values in Microsoft Excel that contain duplicates without including the duplicates, don't fret over a complex expression when you can easily remove those duplicates.

Click on the Data tab. Then, click Remove Duplicates. Select the columns that might have copies in the dialog box and press OK. Excel will eliminate duplicate entries, leaving unique values.

You can then delete the unique values from the spreadsheet or simply copy the duplicate values to a new spreadsheet to separate them from the non-duplicate values.

In this guide, we will explore three primary techniques for removing duplicates: handling single column duplicates, managing multiple columns, and using formulas to extract unique values.

Excel’s UNIQUE function allows users to extract unique values from a dataset, making it easier to identify and remove duplicates.

Excel will display a message indicating how many duplicates were removed and how many unique values remain. This method is quick and effective, especially for small to medium-sized datasets.

Microsoft Excel is perhaps the most powerful spreadsheet application you can buy. But it also has some simple functions, like finding duplicates in data.

You can remove duplicates in Excel in a few steps. Duplicates can create problems when you're dealing with data.

This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to highlight unique values in Excel, and How to highlight duplicate values in Excel, by Susan Harkins. From the hottest programming ...

References Microsoft Office Support: Filter for Unique Values or Remove Duplicate Values O'Reilly Answers: Handling Duplicate Rows in Excel 2010, July 2010 ...