Highlight triplicates in Excel

Question

I want to highlight triplicates values in my whole excel table

However it is not working with what I tried :

=COUNTIF($B$3:$H$24,$B$3:$H$24)>=3

I know that this formula is incorrect, it says: count every $B$3:$H$24 in the whole range: $B$3:$H$24.. this doesn't mean anything...

What I want is the exact same function as the native excel option : "Highlight duplicate" which can apply to a whole table.

I applied this formula to the "highlight" functionality of excel which itself applies to table range which is $B$3:$H$24

This would be an exemple of an expected result:

Answer 1

Click on cell B3 and create a New Rule in Conditional Formatting with the FormulaIs option:

=COUNTIF($B$3:$H$24,B3)>=3

and then pick a hi-light color. Then copy cell B3 and PasteSpecialFormats onto all the cells in B3 through H24:

Answer 2

Select the $B$3:$H$24 area, then apply the following formula as a condition for its formatting:

=COUNTIF($B$3:$H$24,INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW(),COLUMN())))>2

Pick the format you prefer