Assume data in C2 down

If it's to be case sensitive,

Put in say, D2:
= IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("USDA",C2)),1,"")
Copy D2 down as far as required

Replace FIND with SEARCH if it's to be case insensitive
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"brantty" wrote in message
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I have a large document where in column C contains a sentence. I need a
formula that will look in Column C, identify the word "USDA" and populate
a
new column with a 1. Can anyone help me with this?