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How to validate email addresses in a column of worksheet?

As we all known, a valid email address is composed of three parts, the user name, the "at symbol" (@), and the domain. Sometimes, you just allow others to enter only the email address format text into a specific column of worksheet. Is it possible to achieve this task in Excel?

Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with Data Validation function

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Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with Data Validation function

In Excel, the powerful feature Data Validation can help you to quickly validate only email addresses entered in a column of cells, please do as follows:

1. Select the cells that you want to only allowed to type with email addresses format, and then click Data > Data Validation > Data Validation, see screenshot:

2. In the Data Validation dialog box, under the Settings tab, choose Custom from the Allow drop down, and then enter this formula: =ISNUMBER(MATCH("*@*.?*",A2,0)) into the Formula text box, see screenshot:

Note: In the above formula, A2 is the first cell of the column that you want to validate the cells.

3. Then click OK button, now, when you enter texts which are not email addresses format, a warning message box will pop out to remind you, see screenshot:


Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with an excellent feature

Here, Kutools for Excel provides a useful feature - Validate Email Address, which can help you to prevent other text from entering but only Email Address can be typed quickly and easily.

Tips:To apply this Validate Email Address feature, firstly, you should download the Kutools for Excel, and then apply the feature quickly and easily.

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:

1. Select the cells that you want to only Email Addresses can be entered.

2. Then, click Kutools > Prevent Typing > Validate Email Address, see screenshot:

3. And then, when entering the text that is not Email Address format, a prompt box will pop out to remind you, see screenshot:

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Kutools for Excel's Validate Email Address utility can help you to set the data validation that only Email Address can be entered into a range of cells with only one click. Click to download Kutools for Excel!

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  • Apply Multiple Data Validation In One Cell In Excel
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=ISNUMBER(MATCH("*@*.?*",A2,0)) is not septable pls send me solution via email
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I did not getting Microsoft code
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Bei meinem Excel müssen die deutschen Funktionsbezeichnungen verwendet werden.
statt ISNUMBER > ISTZAHL
statt MATCH > VERGLEICH
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Does not work at all !

correct regexp is : ^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$
however, with Kutools, I can still put 1 letter TLD or accents or comas etc.
so this is considered a valid email address : p,rô-u.t;é@eee.e
I am immediately uninstalling.
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It`s great you can validate straightly in Excel, however, it doesn`t always work properly. So, I would recommend using online services for that. There is a lot to choose from, I, for example, use proofy.io.
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You must work for proofy.io? $.006 for 1,000,000 records = $6,000 = CRAZY EXPENSIVE.
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It`s great to be able to validate emails straight in Excel, however, it doesn`t work out effectively sometimes. So, I think that the online tools may help. For example, proofy.io, which I, personally use.
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This doesn't validate emails at all.... I am still able to place spaces and returns in the field (in the middle and at the end) which negates the point for me.
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To correct this so it works for all domains, use: =ISNUMBER(MATCH("*@*.?*",A2,0)). Then it supports 2-letter domains such as ".ca" as well as complex domains such as ".co.uk" and "server1.company.com".
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Wow ! Great this works best
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Thanks - I also had an issue with 2-letter domains that this fixes.
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Will not work for .uk, and for 2015+ domains like .training
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