Functions are the driving force of any Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, generating a single value or an array of results based on certain arguments you input. However, combining—or nesting—functions ...

The UNIQUE function in Excel 365 is designed to extract distinct values from a given range of data.

If you are more comfortable with Microsoft Excel functions, you can compute these unique values through a combination of functions as well.

Populating a dropdown with a dynamic list is easy thanks to Microsoft Excel’s UNIQUE() dynamic array function.

The UNIQUE function has many uses, among them identifying duplicates in Excel. Turning back to the same transaction report, let’s walk through how to use the UNIQUE function to identify duplicates.

The easiest way to spot a unique value is to format it, and Microsoft Excel offers two ways to do so.

In addition to the new SORT function, you may also find the new FILTER and UNIQUE array functions useful.

Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, but we've selected the most popular, from date and time functions to mathematics and simple data manipulation.