One way

=IF(LEFT(A1,1)="b","do this","do that")

wildcards can be used in several function

but not in logical functions, so you have to use workarounds,
for your example LEFT will work, for *b* you can use

=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("b",A1)),"do this","do that")

for *b

=IF(RIGHT(A1,1), and so on



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"nastech" wrote in message
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I've been trying to make wild cards work, don't see any actual equation
examples in help. Just the simple version for something like:

if(a1="b"*,"true")

for cell a1 = b1 or b2..
don't know where to put the quotation marks/ wildcards, isn't working,
thanks.
obviously needs to be a number field..