Find the differences between 2 Excel worksheets?

Question

I have two excel files with the same structure: they both have 1 column with data. One has 800 records and the other has 805 records, but I am not sure which of the 5 in t

Answer 1

ExcelDiff exports a HTML report in a Divided (Side-by-side) or Merged (Overlay) view highlighting the differences as well as the row and column.

Answer 2

excel overlay will put both spreadsheets on top of each other (overlay them) and highlight the differences.

http://download.cnet.com/Excel-Overlay/3000-2077_4-10963782.html?tag=mncol

Answer 3

SO in fact that you are using excel means that you can use the SpreadSheet Compare from Microsoft. It is available from Office 2013. Yes i know this question is older then 6 years. But who knows maybe someone need this information today.

Answer 4

With just one column of data in each to compare a PivotTable may provide much more information. In the image below ColumnA is in Sheet1 (with a copy in Sheet2 for the sake of the image) and ColumnC in Sheet2. In each sheet a source flag has been added (Columns B and D in the image). The PT has been created with multiple consolidation ranges (Sheet1!$A$1:$B$15 and Sheet2!$C$1:$D$10):

The left hand numeric column shows what is present in Sheet1 (including q twice) and the right what in Sheet2 (again with duplicates – of c and d). d-l are in Sheet1 but not Sheet2 and w and z are in Sheet2 (excluding those there just for the image) but not Sheet1. Add display Show grand totals for columns and control totals would appear.

Answer 5

Excel has this built in if you have an excel version with the Inquire add-in.

This link from office webpage describes the process of enabling the add-in, if it isn't activated, and how to compare two compare two workbooks - among other things.

The comparison shows both structural differances as well as editorial and a lot of other changes if http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/what-you-can-do-with-spreadsheet-inquire-HA102835926.aspx

Answer 6

Use conditional formatting to highlight the differences in excel.

Here's an example.