Finding double entries?

Hi,
Assuming I have a long list of names. Does Word 2000 have a feature
which will find double entries even if they are not next to each other? If
not, is there another Program that can do this? Thanks for any Information,
Helmut

dian
Sat Feb 28 23:19:11 CST 2004

You might want to toss the list into Excel. From there, you can use
the Data > Filter > Advanced Filter feature. Filter the data and be
sure to click UNIQUE Records Only. Also, choose another location in
which to pass the results, such as to a different worksheet. This will
give you a list of all the unique items and you can delete the old
sheet or just copy all the new/unique data back into Word.

Dian D. Chapman
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:16:27 -0800, "Helmut Mack" <hm.gm@adelphia.net>
wrote:

>Hi,
> Assuming I have a long list of names. Does Word 2000 have a feature
>which will find double entries even if they are not next to each other? If
>not, is there another Program that can do this? Thanks for any Information,
>Helmut
>

Graham
Sat Feb 28 23:55:52 CST 2004

Sort the names into alphabetical order and then you can use replace to
remove duplicates - see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm

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Helmut Mack wrote:
> Hi,
> Assuming I have a long list of names. Does Word 2000 have a
> feature which will find double entries even if they are not next to
> each other? If not, is there another Program that can do this? Thanks
> for any Information, Helmut

Helmut
Sun Feb 29 13:17:16 CST 2004

Thanks so much Dian and Graham for your quick response, looks like I'll need
to learn a few things before I can realize your suggestions.
The Best, Helmut

"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
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> Sort the names into alphabetical order and then you can use replace to
> remove duplicates - see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
>
> --
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> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> Web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
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>
>
> Helmut Mack wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Assuming I have a long list of names. Does Word 2000 have a
> > feature which will find double entries even if they are not next to
> > each other? If not, is there another Program that can do this? Thanks
> > for any Information, Helmut
>
>