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MJChan622
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Mar 10, 2022
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Search box filter

Hi. I created a search box in Excel 365 watching a youtube video.  

I can search a column by LEFT or RIGHT (so words beginning with or ending with), but I’d like to be able to search the entire cell.  

 

I’m using =filter(fileName,LEFT(fileName[columnName]…
^^ shows words beginning with …and if I change LEFT to RIGHT, then it searches for words ending in..

Thank you!

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  • MJChan622 

     

    Use something like

     

    =FILTER(fileName, ISNUMBER(SEARCH(search_term, fileName[columnName])), "No Results")

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