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Thumbs up Answer: IF cell contains certain text return value

Yes, I understand what you're trying to achieve. Here's how you can do it:
  1. Select the cell where you want to display the result.
  2. Type the following formula:

    Formula:
    =IF(OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Check",A1)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Checking",A1))),"Checking","Doing"
    Note: Replace "A1" with the cell reference of the cell you want to check for the presence of "Check" or "Checking".
  3. Press Enter.

This formula uses the IF function to check if the cell contains either "Check" or "Checking". If it does, it returns "Checking". If it doesn't, it returns "Doing". The OR function is used to check if either "Check" or "Checking" is present in the cell. The ISNUMBER function is used to check if the SEARCH function returns a number (which indicates that the text was found).

You can then copy this formula to other cells in the row to check for the presence of "Check" or "Checking" in those cells as well.
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