How does Excel compare if two columns of strings are the same?

   In an Excel worksheet, how to compare whether two columns of strings are the same?

   has an Excel file as shown below with two columns of data to compare: Column B and Column C.You need to compare each cell string in the two columns in turn to see if they are the same.This can be achieved using the EXACT formula.

  The specific operation steps are:

1. Select cell D1 with the mouse, edit the formula =EXACT(B1,C1) and press Enter;
2. Select the cell D1 with the mouse, move the cursor to the lower right corner of the cell D1, when the cursor turns into a cross, click the left mouse button and drag the mouse to other cells (or double-click the left mouse button), then column B andAll strings in column C are compared, and the result is shown in the following figure.