Thursday, 30 January 2025

UNIQUE

 The UNIQUE function in Excel is used to extract unique values from a range or array. Below are 10 examples of how to use the UNIQUE function, including data and formulas:


Example 1: Basic Unique Values from a Column

Data:

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1 Apple
2 Banana
3 Apple
4 Orange
5 Banana

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:A5)

Result:

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Apple
Banana
Orange

Example 2: Unique Values from a Row

Data:

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A       B       C       D
1 Apple  Banana  Apple   Orange

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:D1)

Result:

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Apple  Banana  Orange

Example 3: Unique Values from a 2D Range

Data:

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A       B
1 Apple  Red
2 Banana Yellow
3 Apple  Green
4 Orange Orange

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:B4)

Result:

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Apple  Red
Banana Yellow
Apple  Green
Orange Orange

Example 4: Unique Values Based on a Single Column

Data:

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A       B
1 Apple  Red
2 Banana Yellow
3 Apple  Green
4 Orange Orange

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:A4)

Result:

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Apple
Banana
Orange

Example 5: Unique Values with Multiple Columns

Data:

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A       B
1 Apple  Red
2 Banana Yellow
3 Apple  Green
4 Orange Orange

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:B4, TRUE)

Result:

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Apple  Red
Banana Yellow
Apple  Green
Orange Orange

Example 6: Unique Values with a Filter

Data:

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A       B
1 Apple  10
2 Banana 20
3 Apple  30
4 Orange 40

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(FILTER(A1:A4, B1:B4>15))

Result:

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Banana
Orange

Example 7: Unique Values with SORT

Data:

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A
1 Apple
2 Banana
3 Apple
4 Orange
5 Banana

Formula:

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=SORT(UNIQUE(A1:A5))

Result:

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Apple
Banana
Orange

Example 8: Unique Values with COUNTIF

Data:

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A
1 Apple
2 Banana
3 Apple
4 Orange
5 Banana

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:A5)&" ("&COUNTIF(A1:A5, UNIQUE(A1:A5))&")"

Result:

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Apple (2)
Banana (2)
Orange (1)

Example 9: Unique Values with CONCATENATE

Data:

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A       B
1 Apple  Red
2 Banana Yellow
3 Apple  Green
4 Orange Orange

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(A1:A4 & " - " & B1:B4)

Result:

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Apple - Red
Banana - Yellow
Apple - Green
Orange - Orange

Example 10: Unique Values with Dynamic Arrays

Data:

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A       B
1 Apple  Red
2 Banana Yellow
3 Apple  Green
4 Orange Orange

Formula:

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=UNIQUE(FILTER(A1:B4, B1:B4="Red"))

Result:

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Apple  Red

These examples demonstrate the versatility of the UNIQUE function in Excel. You can combine it with other functions like FILTERSORT, and COUNTIF to achieve more advanced results.

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