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Let’s say you want to ensure that a column contains text, not numbers. Or, perhapsyou want to find all orders that correspond to a specific salesperson. If you have no concern for upper- or lowercase text, there are several ways to check if a cell contains text.
You can also use a filter to find text. For more information, see Filter data.
Find cells that contain text
Follow these steps to locate cells containing specific text:
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Select the range of cells that you want to search.
To search the entire worksheet, click any cell.
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On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select, and then click Find.
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In the Find what box, enter the text—or numbers—that you need to find. Or, choose a recent search from the Find what drop-down box.
Note: You can use wildcard characters in your search criteria.
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To specify a format for your search, click Format and make your selections in the Find Format popup window.
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Click Options to further define your search. For example, you can search for all of the cells that contain the same kind of data, such as formulas.
In the Within box, you can select Sheet or Workbook to search a worksheet or an entire workbook.
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Click Find All or Find Next.
Find All lists every occurrence of the item that you need to find, and allows you to make a cell active by selecting a specific occurrence. You can sort the results of a Find All search by clicking a header.
Note: To cancel a search in progress, press ESC.
Check if a cell has any text in it
To do this task, use the ISTEXT function.
Check if a cell matches specific text
Use the IF function to return results for the condition that you specify.
Check if part of a cell matches specific text
To do this task, use the IF, SEARCH, and ISNUMBER functions.
Note: The SEARCH function is case-insensitive.
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Normally, If you want to write an IF formula for text values in combining with the below two logical operators in excel, such as: “equal to” or “not equal to”.
Table of Contents
- Excel IF function check if a cell contains text(case-insensitive)
- Excel IF function check if a cell contains text (case-sensitive)
- Excel IF function check if part of cell matches specific text
- Excel IF function with Wildcards text value
- Related Formulas
- Related Functions
Excel IF function check if a cell contains text(case-insensitive)
By default, IF function is case-insensitive in excel. It means that the logical text for text values will do not recognize case in the IF formulas. For example, the following two IF formulas will get the same results when checking the text values in cells.
=IF(B1="excel","yes","no") =IF(B1="EXCEl","yes","no")
The IF formula will check the values of cell B1 if it is equal to “excel” word, If it is TRUE, then return “yes”, otherwise return “no”. And the logical test in the above IF formula will check the text values in the logical_test argument, whatever the logical_test values are “Excel”, “eXcel”, or “EXCEL”, the IF formula don’t care about that if the text values is in lowercase or uppercase, It will get the same results at last.
Excel IF function check if a cell contains text (case-sensitive)
If you want to check text values in cells using IF formula in excel (case-sensitive), then you need to create a case-sensitive logical test and then you can use IF function in combination with EXACT function to compare two text values. So if those two text values are exactly the same, then return TRUE. Otherwise return FALSE.
So we can write down the following IF formula combining with EXACT function:
=IF(EXACT(B1,"excel"),"yes","no")
Excel IF function check if part of cell matches specific text
If you want to check if part of text values in cell matches the specific text rather than exact match, to achieve this logic text, you can use IF function in combination with ISNUMBER and SEARCH Function in excel.
Both ISNUMBER and SEARCH functions are case-insensitive in excel.
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("x",B1)),"good","bad")
For above the IF formula, it will Check to see if B1 contain the letter x.
Also, we can use FIND function to replace the SEARCH function in the above IF formula. It will return the same results.
Excel IF function with Wildcards text value
If you wan to use wildcard charcter in an IF formula, for example, if any of the values in column B contains “*xc*”, then return “good”, others return “bad”. You can not directly use the wildcard characters in IF formula, and we can use IF function in combination with COUNTIF function. Let’s see the following IF formula:
=IF(COUNTIF(B1:B4,"*xc*"), "good","bad")
- Excel IF Function With Numbers
If you want to check if a cell values is between two values or checking for the range of numbers or multiple values in cells, at this time, we need to use AND or OR logical function in combination with the logical operator and IF function…
- Excel EXACT function
The Excel SEARCH function returns the number of the starting location of a substring in a text string.The syntax of the EXACT function is as below:= EXACT (text1,text2)… - Excel COUNTIF function
The Excel COUNTIF function will count the number of cells in a range that meet a given criteria.= COUNTIF (range, criteria) … - Excel ISNUMBER function
The Excel ISNUMBER function returns TRUE if the value in a cell is a numeric value, otherwise it will return FALSE. - Excel IF function
The Excel IF function perform a logical test to return one value if the condition is TRUE and return another value if the condition is FALSE…. - Excel SEARCH function
The Excel SEARCH function returns the number of the starting location of a substring in a text string.…
Excel If Cell Contains Text
Excel If Cell Contains Text Then Formula helps you to return the output when a cell have any text or a specific text. You can check if a cell contains a some string or text and produce something in other cell. For Example you can check if a cell A1 contains text ‘example text’ and print Yes or No in Cell B1. Following are the example Formulas to check if Cell contains text then return some thing in a Cell.
If Cell Contains Text
Here are the Excel formulas to check if Cell contains specific text then return something. This will return if there is any string or any text in given Cell. We can use this simple approach to check if a cell contains text, specific text, string, any text using Excel If formula. We can use equals to operator(=) to compare the strings .
If Cell Contains Text Then TRUE
Following is the Excel formula to return True if a Cell contains Specif Text. You can check a cell if there is given string in the Cell and return True or False.
The formula will return true if it found the match, returns False of no match found.
If Cell Contains Partial Text
We can return Text If Cell Contains Partial Text. We use formula or VBA to Check Partial Text in a Cell.
Find for Case Sensitive Match:
We can check if a Cell Contains Partial Text then return something using Excel Formula. Following is a simple example to find the partial text in a given Cell. We can use if your want to make the criteria case sensitive.
- Here, Find Function returns the finding position of the given string
- Use Find function is Case Sensitive
- IsError Function check if Find Function returns Error, that means, string not found
Search for Not Case Sensitive Match:
We can use Search function to check if Cell Contains Partial Text. Search function useful if you want to make the checking criteria Not Case Sensitive.
If Range of Cells Contains Text
We can check for the strings in a range of cells. Here is the formula to find If Range of Cells Contains Text. We can use Count If Formula to check the excel if range of cells contains specific text and return Text.
- CountIf function counts the number of cells with given criteria
- We can use If function to return the required Text
- Formula displays the Text ‘Range Contains Text” if match found
- Returns “Text Not Found in the Given Range” if match not found in the specified range
If Cells Contains Text From List
Below formulas returns text If Cells Contains Text from given List. You can use based on your requirement.
VlookUp to Check If Cell Contains Text from a List:
We can use VlookUp function to match the text in the Given list of Cells. And return the corresponding values.
- Check if a List Contains Text:
=IF(ISERR(VLOOKUP(F1,A1:B21,2,FALSE)),”False:Not Contains”,”True: Text Found”) - Check if a List Contains Text and Return Corresponding Value:
=VLOOKUP(F1,A1:B21,2,FALSE) - Check if a List Contains Partial Text and Return its Value:
=VLOOKUP(“*”&F1&”*”,A1:B21,2,FALSE)
If Cell Contains Text Then Return a Value
We can return some value if cell contains some string. Here is the the the Excel formula to return a value if a Cell contains Text. You can check a cell if there is given string in the Cell and return some string or value in another column.
The formula will return true if it found the match, returns False of no match found. can
Excel if cell contains word then assign value
You can replace any word in the following formula to check if cell contains word then assign value.
Search function will check for a given word in the required cell and return it’s position. We can use If function to check if the value is greater than 0 and assign a given value (example: 1) in the cell. search function returns #Value if there is no match found in the cell, we can handle this using IFERROR function.
Count If Cell Contains Text
We can check If Cell Contains Text Then COUNT. Here is the Excel formula to Count if a Cell contains Text. You can count the number of cells containing specific text.
The formula will Sum the values in Column B if the cells of Column A contains the given text.
Count If Cell Contains Partial Text
We can count the cells based on partial match criteria. The following Excel formula Counts if a Cell contains Partial Text.
- We can use the CountIf Function to Count the Cells if they contains given String
- Wild-card operators helps to make the CountIf to check for the Partial String
- Put Your Text between two asterisk symbols (*YourText*) to make the criteria to find any where in the given Cell
- Add Asterisk symbol at end of your text (YourText*) to make the criteria to find your text beginning of given Cell
- Place Asterisk symbol at beginning of your text (*YourText) to make the criteria to find your text end of given Cell
If Cell contains text from list then return value
Here is the Excel Formula to check if cell contains text from list then return value. We can use COUNTIF and OR function to check the array of values in a Cell and return the given Value. Here is the formula to check the list in range D2:D5 and check in Cell A2 and return value in B2.
If Cell Contains Text Then SUM
Following is the Excel formula to Sum if a Cell contains Text. You can total the cell values if there is given string in the Cell. Here is the example to sum the column B values based on the values in another Column.
The formula will Sum the values in Column B if the cells of Column A contains the given text.
Sum If Cell Contains Partial Text
Use SumIfs function to Sum the cells based on partial match criteria. The following Excel formula Sums the Values if a Cell contains Partial Text.
- SUMIFS Function will Sum the Given Sum Range
- We can specify the Criteria Range, and wild-card expression to check for the Partial text
- Put Your Text between two asterisk symbols (*YourText*) to Sum the Cells if the criteria to find any where in the given Cell
- Add Asterisk symbol at end of your text (YourText*) to Sum the Cells if the criteria to find your text beginning of given Cell
- Place Asterisk symbol at beginning of your text (*YourText) to Sum the Cells if criteria to find your text end of given Cell
VBA to check if Cell Contains Text
Here is the VBA function to find If Cells Contains Text using Excel VBA Macros.
If Cell Contains Partial Text VBA
We can use VBA to check if Cell Contains Text and Return Value. Here is the simple VBA code match the partial text. Excel VBA if Cell contains partial text macros helps you to use in your procedures and functions.
MsgBox CheckIfCellContainsPartialText(Cells(2, 1), “Region 1”)
End Sub
Function CheckIfCellContainsPartialText(ByVal cell As Range, ByVal strText As String) As Boolean
If InStr(1, cell.Value, strText) > 0 Then CheckIfCellContainsPartialText = True
End Function
- CheckIfCellContainsPartialText VBA Function returns true if Cell Contains Partial Text
- inStr Function will return the Match Position in the given string
If Cell Contains Text Then VBA MsgBox
Here is the simple VBA code to display message box if cell contains text. We can use inStr Function to search for the given string. And show the required message to the user.
If InStr(1, Cells(2, 1), “Region 3”) > 0 Then blnMatch = True
If blnMatch = True Then MsgBox “Cell Contains Text”
End Sub
- inStr Function will return the Match Position in the given string
- blnMatch is the Boolean variable becomes True when match string
- You can display the message to the user if a Range Contains Text
Which function returns true if cell a1 contains text?
You can use the Excel If function and Find function to return TRUE if Cell A1 Contains Text. Here is the formula to return True.
Which function returns true if cell a1 contains text value?
You can use the Excel If function with Find function to return TRUE if a Cell A1 Contains Text Value. Below is the formula to return True based on the text value.
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Meghana
December 27, 2019 at 1:42 pm — ReplyHi Sir,Thank you for the great explanation, covers everything and helps use create formulas if cell contains text values.
Many thanks! Meghana!!
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Max
December 27, 2019 at 4:44 pm — ReplyPerfect! Very Simple and Clear explanation. Thanks!!
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Mike Song
August 29, 2022 at 2:45 pm — ReplyI tried this exact formula and it did not work.
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Theresa A Harding
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Marko
November 3, 2022 at 9:21 pm — ReplyHi
Is possible to sum all WA11?
(A1) WA11 4
(A2) AdBlue 1, WA11 223
(A3) AdBlue 3, WA11 32, shift 4
… and everything is in one column.
Thanks you very much for your help.
Sincerely Marko
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Mike
December 9, 2022 at 9:59 pm — ReplyThank you for the help. The formula =OR(COUNTIF(M40,”*”&Vendors&”*”)) will give “TRUE” when some part of M40 contains a vendor from “Vendors” list. But how do I get Excel to tell which vendor it found in the M40 cell?
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PNRao
December 18, 2022 at 6:05 am — ReplyPlease describe your question more elaborately.
Thanks!
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Рассмотрим использование функции ЕСЛИ в Excel в том случае, если в ячейке находится текст.
- Проверяем условие для полного совпадения текста.
- ЕСЛИ + СОВПАД
- Использование функции ЕСЛИ с частичным совпадением текста.
- ЕСЛИ + ПОИСК
- ЕСЛИ + НАЙТИ
Будьте особо внимательны в том случае, если для вас важен регистр, в котором записаны ваши текстовые значения. Функция ЕСЛИ не проверяет регистр – это делают функции, которые вы в ней используете. Поясним на примере.
Проверяем условие для полного совпадения текста.
Проверку выполнения
доставки организуем при помощи обычного оператора сравнения «=».
=ЕСЛИ(G2=»выполнено»,ИСТИНА,ЛОЖЬ)
При этом будет не важно,
в каком регистре записаны значения в вашей таблице.
Если же вас интересует
именно точное совпадение текстовых значений с учетом регистра, то можно
рекомендовать вместо оператора «=» использовать функцию СОВПАД(). Она проверяет
идентичность двух текстовых значений с учетом регистра отдельных букв.
Вот как это может
выглядеть на примере.
Обратите внимание, что
если в качестве аргумента мы используем текст, то он обязательно должен быть
заключён в кавычки.
ЕСЛИ + СОВПАД
В случае, если нас интересует полное совпадение текста с заданным условием, включая и регистр его символов, то оператор «=» нам не сможет помочь.
Но мы можем использовать функцию СОВПАД (английский аналог — EXACT).
Функция СОВПАД сравнивает два текста и возвращает ИСТИНА в случае их полного совпадения, и ЛОЖЬ — если есть хотя бы одно отличие, включая регистр букв. Поясним возможность ее использования на примере.
Формула проверки выполнения заказа в столбце Н может выглядеть следующим образом:
=ЕСЛИ(СОВПАД(G2,»Выполнено»),»Да»,»Нет»)
Как видите, варианты «ВЫПОЛНЕНО» и «выполнено» не засчитываются как правильные. Засчитываются только полные совпадения. Будет полезно, если важно точное написание текста — например, в артикулах товаров.
Использование функции ЕСЛИ с частичным совпадением текста.
Выше мы с вами
рассмотрели, как использовать текстовые значения в функции ЕСЛИ. Но часто случается,
что необходимо определить не полное, а частичное совпадение текста с каким-то
эталоном. К примеру, нас интересует город, но при этом совершенно не важно его
название.
Первое, что приходит на
ум – использовать подстановочные знаки «?» и «*» (вопросительный знак и
звездочку). Однако, к сожалению, этот простой способ здесь не проходит.
ЕСЛИ + ПОИСК
Нам поможет функция ПОИСК (в английском варианте – SEARCH). Она позволяет определить позицию, начиная с которой искомые символы встречаются в тексте. Синтаксис ее таков:
=ПОИСК(что_ищем, где_ищем, начиная_с_какого_символа_ищем)
Если третий аргумент не
указан, то поиск начинаем с самого начала – с первого символа.
Функция ПОИСК возвращает либо номер позиции, начиная с которой искомые символы встречаются в тексте, либо ошибку.
Но нам для использования в функции ЕСЛИ нужны логические значения.
Здесь нам на помощь приходит еще одна функция EXCEL – ЕЧИСЛО. Если ее аргументом является число, она возвратит логическое значение ИСТИНА. Во всех остальных случаях, в том числе и в случае, если ее аргумент возвращает ошибку, ЕЧИСЛО возвратит ЛОЖЬ.
В итоге наше выражение в
ячейке G2
будет выглядеть следующим образом:
=ЕСЛИ(ЕЧИСЛО(ПОИСК(«город»,B2)),»Город»,»»)
Еще одно важное уточнение. Функция ПОИСК не различает регистр символов.
ЕСЛИ + НАЙТИ
В том случае, если для нас важны строчные и прописные буквы, то придется использовать вместо нее функцию НАЙТИ (в английском варианте – FIND).
Синтаксис ее совершенно аналогичен функции ПОИСК: что ищем, где ищем, начиная с какой позиции.
Изменим нашу формулу в
ячейке G2
=ЕСЛИ(ЕЧИСЛО(НАЙТИ(«город»,B2)),»Да»,»Нет»)
То есть, если регистр символов для вас важен, просто замените ПОИСК на НАЙТИ.
Итак, мы с вами убедились, что простая на первый взгляд функция ЕСЛИ дает нам на самом деле много возможностей для операций с текстом.
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Excel has a number of formulas that help you use your data in useful ways. For example, you can get an output based on whether or not a cell meets certain specifications. Right now, we’ll focus on a function called “if cell contains, then”. Let’s look at an example.
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- Explanation: If Cell Contains
- If cell contains any value, then return a value
- If cell contains text/number, then return a value
- If cell contains specific text, then return a value
- If cell contains specific text, then return a value (case-sensitive)
- If cell does not contain specific text, then return a value
- If cell contains one of many text strings, then return a value
- If cell contains several of many text strings, then return a value
Excel Formula: If cell contains
Generic formula
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("abc",A1)),A1,"")
Summary
To test for cells that contain certain text, you can use a formula that uses the IF function together with the SEARCH and ISNUMBER functions. In the example shown, the formula in C5 is:
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("abc",B5)),B5,"")
If you want to check whether or not the A1 cell contains the text “Example”, you can run a formula that will output “Yes” or “No” in the B1 cell. There are a number of different ways you can put these formulas to use. At the time of writing, Excel is able to return the following variations:
- If cell contains any value
- If cell contains text
- If cell contains number
- If cell contains specific text
- If cell contains certain text string
- If cell contains one of many text strings
- If cell contains several strings
Using these scenarios, you’re able to check if a cell contains text, value, and more.
Explanation: If Cell Contains
One limitation of the IF function is that it does not support Excel wildcards like «?» and «*». This simply means you can’t use IF by itself to test for text that may appear anywhere in a cell.
One solution is a formula that uses the IF function together with the SEARCH and ISNUMBER functions. For example, if you have a list of email addresses, and want to extract those that contain «ABC», the formula to use is this:
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("abc",B5)),B5,""). Assuming cells run to B5
If «abc» is found anywhere in a cell B5, IF will return that value. If not, IF will return an empty string («»). This formula’s logical test is this bit:
ISNUMBER(SEARCH("abc",B5))
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Using “if cell contains” formulas in Excel
The guides below were written using the latest Microsoft Excel 2019 for Windows 10. Some steps may vary if you’re using a different version or platform. Contact our experts if you need any further assistance.
1. If cell contains any value, then return a value
This scenario allows you to return values based on whether or not a cell contains any value at all. For example, we’ll be checking whether or not the A1 cell is blank or not, and then return a value depending on the result.
- Select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(cell<>»», value_to_return, «»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2, and the return value will be No. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(A2<>»», «No», «»).
- Since the A2 cell isn’t blank, the formula will return “No” in the output cell. If the cell you’re checking is blank, the output cell will also remain blank.
2. If cell contains text/number, then return a value
With the formula below, you can return a specific value if the target cell contains any text or number. The formula will ignore the opposite data types.
Check for text
- To check if a cell contains text, select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(ISTEXT(cell), value_to_return, «»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2, and the return value will be Yes. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(ISTEXT(A2), «Yes», «»).
- Because the A2 cell does contain text and not a number or date, the formula will return “Yes” into the output cell.
Check for a number or date
- To check if a cell contains a number or date, select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(ISNUMBER(cell), value_to_return, «»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is D2, and the return value will be Yes. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(ISNUMBER(D2), «Yes», «»).
- Because the D2 cell does contain a number and not text, the formula will return “Yes” into the output cell.
3. If cell contains specific text, then return a value
To find a cell that contains specific text, use the formula below.
- Select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(cell=»text», value_to_return, «»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2, the text we’re looking for is “example”, and the return value will be Yes. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(A2=»example», «Yes», «»).
- Because the A2 cell does consist of the text “example”, the formula will return “Yes” into the output cell.
4. If cell contains specific text, then return a value (case-sensitive)
To find a cell that contains specific text, use the formula below. This version is case-sensitive, meaning that only cells with an exact match will return the specified value.
- Select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(EXACT(cell,»case_sensitive_text»), «value_to_return», «»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2, the text we’re looking for is “EXAMPLE”, and the return value will be Yes. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(EXACT(A2,»EXAMPLE»), «Yes», «»).
- Because the A2 cell does consist of the text “EXAMPLE” with the matching case, the formula will return “Yes” into the output cell.
5. If cell does not contain specific text, then return a value
The opposite version of the previous section. If you want to find cells that don’t contain a specific text, use this formula.
- Select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(cell=»text», «», «value_to_return»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2, the text we’re looking for is “example”, and the return value will be No. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(A2=»example», «», «No»).
- Because the A2 cell does consist of the text “example”, the formula will return a blank cell. On the other hand, other cells return “No” into the output cell.
6. If cell contains one of many text strings, then return a value
This formula should be used if you’re looking to identify cells that contain at least one of many words you’re searching for.
- Select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«string1», cell)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«string2», cell))), value_to_return, «»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2. We’re looking for either “tshirt” or “hoodie”, and the return value will be Valid. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«tshirt»,A2)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«hoodie»,A2))),»Valid «,»»).
- Because the A2 cell does contain one of the text values we searched for, the formula will return “Valid” into the output cell.
To extend the formula to more search terms, simply modify it by adding more strings using ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«string», cell)).
7. If cell contains several of many text strings, then return a value
This formula should be used if you’re looking to identify cells that contain several of the many words you’re searching for. For example, if you’re searching for two terms, the cell needs to contain both of them in order to be validated.
- Select the output cell, and use the following formula: =IF(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«string1»,cell)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«string2″,cell))), value_to_return,»»).
- For our example, the cell we want to check is A2. We’re looking for “hoodie” and “black”, and the return value will be Valid. In this scenario, you’d change the formula to =IF(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«hoodie»,A2)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH(«black»,A2))),»Valid «,»»).
- Because the A2 cell does contain both of the text values we searched for, the formula will return “Valid” to the output cell.
Final thoughts
We hope this article was useful to you in learning how to use “if cell contains” formulas in Microsoft Excel. Now, you can check if any cells contain values, text, numbers, and more. This allows you to navigate, manipulate and analyze your data efficiently.
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