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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:20 pm
Posted by Pedro
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:20 pm
I’m trying to come up with an invite list for an event and there’s 2 sheets between the 2 people involved. I want to keep a running total of the people on the list between the 2 sheets. What’s the best way to go about this?
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:21 pm to
Posted by Rendevoustavern
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:22 pm to
vlookup the entry on both sheets (T/F)?
sum/countif?

Are you trying to count people on the list or see if they are on both lists?
This post was edited on 2/25/21 at 8:23 pm
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:24 pm to
Can you not just combine the lists into one sheet then dedupe?

Maybe I'm confused about what you're doing
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:25 pm to
Smartsheets
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:25 pm to
If you want one list you could copy one on the end of the other and then remove duplicates.

Names are crap to work with, one letter off and they don't match
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:27 pm to
Pivot Table all day long
Posted by PeteRose
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:27 pm to
Not to get off topic, but I once worked with this Korean girl and she did excel all by keyboard. Good lord she was fast. It was just amazing to see her work.
Posted by scottfruget
Member since Nov 2010
3392 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:28 pm to
Put these in a google sheets. Share them with each other. Run an import range to combine the two.

=countif(A1:A, “<>”) + countif(B1:B, “<>”)

That would equal the number of each list where the cells that are not blank are counted and then added together.
Posted by Rendevoustavern
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:37 pm to
I interned at a O&G company, they gave you a computer with no mouse. Best way to learn.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62801 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:39 pm to
No one gives 2 sheets about your problems
Posted by lostinbr
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2017
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:46 pm to
If you’re trying to get one list without duplicates, just combine them and use the remove duplicates tool as others have mentioned. Then sort alphabetically to find the remaining misspelled names that are still duplicated.

If you’re trying to find only names that are on BOTH lists, you could use either INDEX & MATCH or VLOOKUP.
Posted by bakersman
Shreveport
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:51 pm to
Highlight the column and hit sum. Do the same on the next sheet. Then add the numbers together
Posted by Swazla
Member since Jul 2016
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 8:54 pm to
quote:

I want to keep a running total of the people on the list


So the list keeps changing?
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 9:26 pm to
It will for a few days at least until it’s set
Posted by BRIllini07
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2015
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 9:43 pm to
Have and index number for each name (sequential, and have it be blank if there's no name by it).

If you're going to have between 100 and 500 names or something like that, make 1 cell that has the following type of equation:

=max(Sheet!B5:B1005)+max(Sheet2!B5:B1005)
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 2/25/21 at 9:45 pm to
quote:

2 sheets between the 2 people involved.
Have the two people get together to remove duplicates before sending it to you. Jeesh
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 10:28 pm to
What grade did you receive in ISDS 1100?
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
36903 posts
Posted on 2/25/21 at 10:50 pm to
I saw this

quote:

vlookup the entry on both sheets (T/F)?
sum/countif?


And thought this


quote:


1. vlookup the entry on both sheets
2. (T/F)
3.???
4.countif!


Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 2/26/21 at 12:02 am to
Google for a macro to use.

Or combine & de-dupe.
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