How to compare two Excel files for differences
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- The video shows how to compare two Excel files /sheets for differences in a number of ways:
- Via formulas and conditional formatting
- By using special add-ins
- View files side by side
For more information on how to compare 2 Excel sheets, please see:
www.ablebits.com/office-addin...
To compare 2 different workbooks rather than sheets, try the tool from this tutorial:
www.ablebits.com/docs/compare... 
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Thank you, thank you, for starting simple. I had not thought to do a purely visual check... I did that first and did not need to go into further tools. Simplicity FTW! Your help was much appreciated.
THIS IS AMAZING IT IS SUCH A GAME CHANGER!!! And you explain it so well. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Awesome, the if statement comparison worked perfectly for what I needed. Thanks! ;)
This will work well for my specific application. Thank you very much.
Loved this! very helpful!
Hi, thankyou so much for this introduction to sort out lists. I need help with a more complexed task. I have two workbooks which have more or less the same rows but slightly differerent columns and data. They are long. I need to find the differences between them, but also would like to keep both old and new points to be able to put back into the master workbook. Can you help me with that please. Your speedy answer will be much appreciated.
Regards Stephen.
This worked great. thanks so much for a simple and easy to use solution
Wow! Great info, thank you
Omg fantastic! Thank you 🙏🏽
Very Good and appreciate video for learners . Thanks for video
Nice Video!!! And very soothing voice.
Thank you for this video! I was wondering if you could recommend a tool I use to highlight the cells where there are differences between two sheets. I don't want one to change to the other, because the other one may be the correct value, but I'd like the cells on both sheets to be highlighted where there's a discrepancy. Thank you!
Hello Surina,
Our Compare Sheets tool will definitely help you:
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Great info, and you have a lovely speaking voice 😊.
many thanks -please more
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Hi, we work with a database with large data of multiple users. Please can you advise on the best approach for data update and synchronicity? Thanks
Synchronizer...🤯🤘⚡ Thank you I use to use Compare Files
very nice video and user friendly
Excellent Video, What version of excel do you use please?
Hi there. If I have a sheet with two cells, say A1 and B1. Each cell has text (perhaps 100 words), but in the second column there is an extra word half way through. Is there a way to identify by highlighting the single different word only? Like what one can do in Word, but in Excel. Thanks.
Use wildcard with vlookup lokkupvalue.
if u want to learn the all dimensions of comparing and matching I would recommend a beautiful video available on " off to office". Damn it covered all possibilities of comparing in excel.
Sir I want to match two different sheet which include in both sheet date, name gst no, value, tax.
Pls reply early
want to compare xls sheets for differences and show the delta.
i am not able to use this command..
can you help
Thanks a lot dear sister, it was amazing!!!!
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If sheet A has a registration list of 1000 unique names and sheet B has and updated list of 1200 names in no particular order - is there a way to delete all duplicate names and be left with just the 200 new names? Basically delete list A from list B.
I have 2 spread sheets and I need the row to match up. Ex. I have xxxx in row 5 on spreadsheet 1, on spreadsheet 2 xxxx is on row 10.
Sometimes there are items in spreadsheet 2 that were not on 1, or vise versa. Those can be moved to the end.
So I have purchase orders that change, and I need the difference between both of the spreadsheets to know how many I need to order vs what I have already ordered.
if u want to learn the all dimensions of comparing and matching I would recommend a beautiful video available on " off to office". Damn it covered all possibilities of comparing in excel.
@@SIMRANKAUR-eg7nc If I remember right it was vlookup. Got the job done in seconds vs hours.
while creating new rule the rule you have showed doesn't work. it says you can't use reference operator array constants in a rule. can you give me the rule posted here?
Why doesnts it work, the conditional formatting??
I am having the same issue as Tasnim. My conditional formatting tool does not highlight the differences between two of my sheets. The two sheets are formatted the same, with the same type of data.
I have two excel files. In the first file, i have only employee ID of all employees and in the second file, I have employee id and other personal records of that particular employee. Can I find a specific record in the second file from the employee id from the first file. Thanx.
Hi Satyaban,
as far as I can see, the solution is to build a Vlookup formula. The easiest way to do this is to use our Vlookup Formula Wizard www.ablebits.com/excel-vlookup/index.php You simply pick your first table, the ID column as the key column, the second table will be the lookup table and its ID column will be the lookup column. The return column is the one that includes the information you want to retrieve. The tool is a part of Ultimate Suite for Excel www.ablebits.com/excel-suite/index-2019.php
1. I need VBA macro which would get values from two folders and multiple named files (*.xlsx and *.xls) with different named multiple worksheets in them.
2. Data in folders consist with monthly reports which have to be compared to each other and some data extracted to main file. One folder stores data from last month and other - files from current month.
3. There will be up to total 5000 tables and each folder and stored in multiple files. Files consist with other random and not relevant information.
4. Each table store data for unique device, which can be identified by number and special number placed in table column No 2.
5. The macro has to get/select values from all files and worksheets placed in 1st folder, table Col No 6. “End of the month” for Meters placed in table Col No 4: “Total Units”, “Units Won”, “Hand pay” and “Played games”. Those values have to be compared with values placed in all files and worksheets placed in 2nd folder, table Col No 5. “Beginning of the month” for Meters placed in table Col No 4: “Total Units”, “Units Won”, “Hand pay” and “Played games”. If values from table Col No 6 “End of the month” do not match data in table Col No 5 “Beginning of the month” macro should print list of “Device No / special No" on separate file worksheet.
6. Also, the macro should additionally calculate RTP from 2nd folder (RTP is calculated when table Col No 6 value “Units Won” is divided by “Total Units” value) and print “Device No / special No” together with RTP results.
7. It should be noted that tables can be placed on different cells on worksheets and same table can have additional Meters (e.g. “Coin In” and “Coin Out”) which is not necessary” for a task.
How to compare two different workbooks, not sheets plz make a video on it.
Thank you for the suggestion, Syed. Actually, we have a special tool for comparing two workbooks in our Ultimate Suite for Excel: Compare Two Workbooks. There's a manual available on our website, you will find the link in the video description. Hope it will be helpful!
1:59 here's the formula
=IF(Groups!A1Updates!A1,“Groups:“&Groups!A1&“ and Updates:“&Updates!A1, "")
i want to compare two excel sheets and make a new file with all the differences.
Thanks, Mam. I am not able to compare two excel sheets. Error is showing as : "You cannot use references to other worksheets or workbooks for conditional formatting criteria" Sir, please give solution.
Hello Narender,
If you use conditional formatting, please visit our blog (see the link in the video description) and describe this problem (along with the formula you're using) in the comments section. Our tech specialist will help you out.
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This is pedestrian. I was expecting a utility that compares 2 files and displays the differences.
Thank you for your comment.
If you need to compare Excel files and have the comparison result displayed, please have a look at the tools included in Ablebits Ultimate Suite. The Compare 2 Sheets tool will find and highlight different rows or cells in two Excel tables. Other tools from the Ablebits Data > Compare group will help you compare and mark differences in multiple Excel sheets or in two workbooks.
@@Ablebits_com Great! Thanks for the advice.