Comparing partial words in the same column

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gufran - Jun 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM
TrowaD Posts 2921 Registration date Sunday September 12, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen December 27, 2022 - Jun 28, 2012 at 09:55 AM
Hello,

How can I highlight cells that have repeated words in the same column. For example, in column A, I have words like AMC company, ABC company, ABC Industries. I want to highlight the first 5 characters that are common in the same column. Thanks

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TrowaD Posts 2921 Registration date Sunday September 12, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen December 27, 2022 552
Jun 28, 2012 at 09:55 AM
Hi Gufran,

Did you made a typo and meant the first 3 characters?

Could the following be a solution?:
Insert an extra column and use text to columns to split data using space as separator.
Now you can easily sort and color the three capital letters.

Best regards,
Trowa
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