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Aaron_excel
Feb 26, 2020Copper Contributor
searching a sheet with a true and false function
Hello, I am trying to search a column to give me a true or false value in the column next to it. I do not know how to write the formula I need. I would like to search column B row 2 through 10. If th...
- Feb 26, 2020
PReagan
Feb 26, 2020Bronze Contributor
- Aaron_excelFeb 26, 2020Copper Contributor
Thank you so much! My google searches gave me everything but hard coding text. Saved my bacon!PReagan
- PReaganFeb 26, 2020Bronze Contributor
- Aaron_excelFeb 26, 2020Copper Contributor
=AND(COUNT(SEARCH({"*pencil*"},B2))>0,COUNT(SEARCH({"*case*","*color*","*colored*","*grip*","*eraser*","*mechanical*","*sharpener*"},B2))=0)
The above formula is what I created giving me a true or false in the cell. Is there a way to count how many came back true? Also Can I search just for the cells that came back true? I am trying to navigate with thousands of rows. PReagan