well not sure it's the best way to do it or the quickest... but in excel I do a regular sort and then I use formula =If(a1=a2,1,0) that will leave a one were ever there is a match, then I do an auto filter on the 1. can copy or delete etc... not sure what your lists is exactly but if it's only names.. that'll work. if it's a list... then you will probably need to compare more than one column to make sure the name is really a duplicate -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Consuelo Johnson Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:42 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] QUESTION ABOUT SORTING Hello anyone, I have 5000 names and they come on a db file and need to sort for duplicates names. Is there a way to do that? I have and know Excel but not sure if Excel can sort for duplicates. Can anyone help? Consuelo Johnson ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************