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    <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Removing Duplicate Values</title>
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  <h1 id="hd_id501630021281902"><variable id="filters"><link href="text/scalc/guide/remove_duplicates.xhp">Removing Duplicate Values</link></variable></h1>
  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150869" role="paragraph">Consider a single column with values where some may be duplicates. To remove duplicate values and obtain only the unique entries in the column:</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id631630021463659" role="listitem">Select the range of values from which duplicate values are to be removed. The values have to be arranged in a single column.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id31630021517873" role="listitem">Go to <menuitem>Data - More Filters - Standard Filter</menuitem>. This opens the <link href="text/shared/02/12090100.xhp"> Standard Filter</link> dialog.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id801630022108301" role="listitem">In <emph>Field Name</emph> make sure that the selected column is the column where the values are stored. If a single column is selected this field will be set automatically.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id461630022298515" role="listitem">In <emph>Condition</emph> choose the option <emph>=</emph> (equals sign), which is the default option.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id261630022372414" role="listitem">In <emph>Value</emph> choose the option <emph>Not Empty</emph>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id441630022436605" role="listitem">Click <emph>Options</emph> and select <emph>No duplications</emph>. If the first value is the column header check <emph>Range contains column labels</emph>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id841630022924442" role="listitem">Check <emph>Copy results</emph> and use the input box below it to inform a cell address where the unique entries are to be entered.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id61630023053412" role="listitem">Click <emph>OK</emph>. The unique values in the range will be entered starting with the cell selected in the previous step.</paragraph>
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  <note id="par_id81630022708336">The <emph>No duplications</emph> option is case sensitive. Therefore, values "A" and "a" are each considered as unique values.</note>
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