Matching Columns and Highlighting and sorting differences

[allgonzo]

I have five columns. The first column contains employee names that have helped the office for the last year. The other four columns contain data (numbers). This includes former employees and temporary employees. I need to compare the first column to a column that lists my current census (could be on the same sheet or in another sheet). Once the names are compared, I need to highlight the rows of the individuals who are not on the current census and move them to the bottom of the list. Currently I do this in about 5 different steps and a lot of time. Any help is appreciated.

 

[mikerickson]

If your data is in columns A through E and your current list is in a named range, add a sixth column with the formula

=COUNTIF(current_list,A1)

Sorting (descending) on this column will move the inactive names to the bottom of your list.

 

[allgonzo]

Thanks for the reply. I currently use a countif formula. I was wondering if there was a macro that could do everything at once?

 

[mikerickson]

You could record a macro, and the last thing you do before pressing Stop Recording is to delete the helper column.