MAX formula and Conditional Highlighting of 1st instance of a duplicate value

MdPreez

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Hi All,
I hope you can help? I am quite desperate!

I need to highlight only the 1st instance of MAX value in a row over 5 columns.

IE: A1:E1 with the values being:
7; 7; 5; 6; 3.

I want to highlight ONLY ONE/THE FIRST instance of the 7.

What do I need to add to the formula (which highlights both cells with 7 in it) below to make that happen?
=A1=MAX(A1:E1)

Thanks
 

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Hi & welcome to MrExcel.
Try
Excel Formula:
=AND(A1=MAX($A1:$E1),COUNTIFS($A1:A1,A1)=1)
 
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Hi & welcome to MrExcel.
Try
Excel Formula:
=AND(A1=MAX($A1:$E1),COUNTIFS($A1:A1,A1)=1)
Awesome!
Can this also be applied to the Top ranked formula where there is a duplicate?
IE: If I use Top 1 ranked
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
Hi, I have a follow-up question regarding the highlighting.

Your solution for my initial questions works like magic. Now, I am trying to do the following ons the same data, so:

A1:E1 with the exact same value of
6,0; 6,0; 6,0; 6,0; 6,0

Your formula accurately highlights the 1st instance!
=AND(A1=MAX($A1:$E1),COUNTIFS($A1:A1,A1)=1)

I NOW need to have 2 of these cells highlighted if ALL cells are the exact same value.
The reason for this is to id the 2 highlighted cells, of the 5, that will not be calculated.

Hope this makes sense!
Thank you.
 
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As this is now a significantly different question, it needs a new thread. Thanks.
 
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