AdvancedData Cleaning12 min35 points

Reconcile a list with hidden spaces

The situation

Half of Harbor Supply's customer list is failing to match the supplier's file even though the names look identical on screen. The exported names carry trailing spaces, which Excel treats as different text and no amount of staring at the screen will reveal.

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Reconcile a list with hidden spaces — question sheet. Use the arrow keys to move between cells, Enter or F2 to edit, Escape to cancel, Control D to fill down from the cell above, and Control C and Control V to copy and paste.
Row numberABCDE
1Exported nameResultMaster list
2Dockside Hardware Dockside Hardware
3Fenwick BuildingFenwick Building
4Alder & Vance Alder & Vance
5Riverbend TradeRiverbend Trade
6Kemper Outfitters Kemper Outfitters
7Halloway SupplyHalloway Supply
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Functions in this exercise

  • COUNTIFCounts cells that meet one condition.
  • IFReturns one value when a test is true and another when it is false.

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