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		<title>Compare two lists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[functions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked the following question by a colleague today. 
I have two spreadsheets and I have to check which part number is listed on both. What’s the quickest way apart from:  copy party number go onto other spreadsheet do CTRL find and paste part number and do find all?
I recommended the Match Function.
MATCH(lookup_value,lookup_array,match_type)
Lookup_value [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Function/Formula to Sum Excel Cells by Colour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Excel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Function SumColor(rColor As Range, rSumRange As Range)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'Written by Ozgrid Business Applications
'www.ozgrid.com
'Sums cells based on a specified fill color.
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
	Dim rCell As Range
	Dim iCol As Integer
	Dim vResult
	iCol = rColor.Interior.ColorIndex
		For Each rCell In rSumRange
			If rCell.Interior.ColorIndex = iCol Then
				vResult = WorksheetFunction.Sum(rCell) + vResult
			End If
		Next rCell
	SumColor = vResult
End Function
			
via 2 Excel Functions/Formulas to Count/Sum Excel Cells by Color &#8211; Excel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sort by cell colour</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hints]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Excel 2007 can sort and filter using the cell color (colour). By using a UDF you can do this in earlier version as well.  VBA can get the interior color of the cell and report it as an index number from 1 to 56. Add this code into the VBA editor and add a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUBTOTAL formula (function)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[functions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of my favourites.
Returns a subtotal in a list or database. However this does not just add, it can count, average, min max and more. 
SUBTOTAL(function_num, ref1, ref2, &#8230;)
Function_num   is the number 1 to 11 (includes hidden values) or 101 to 111 (ignores hidden values) that specifies which function to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automatic TRIM Patented</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[functions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trim]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S Patent 7,475,086 granted to IBM: Method of automatically removing leading and trailing space characters from data being entered into a database system.
A computer Implemented method of automatically removing space characters from data being entered into a database system are provided. When a user creates a table in a database system into which data having [...]]]></description>
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