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How to alternate row colours based on text name

 

Requirement:

 

The user wants to alternatively colour the rows of the sheet.

In column A is a list of user names (where the user name appears more than once) and wants to be able to uniquely or alternatively colour the rows based on the usernames.

 

Solution:

 

=MOD(INT(SUM(1/COUNTIF($A$2:$A2,$A$2:$A2))),2)=1

 

Obtained from the OzGrid Help Forum.

Solution provided by Rory.

 

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