Data Validation

tp2468

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Hi there. I have a large amount of data to input in the format "XXX" where X takes any letter. I do not want repeats so have used the custom formula =COUNTIF($A$1:$AS$204,A1)=1 in data validation. This will pick up the repeats but i want a way to automatically rename an entry put in. Example "abc" will become "abc1" if abc has already been inputed.

Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance
 

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