Hi!

So, what is it that you want to do? Identify student names that contain the
"forbidden" words?

Assume the keywords are on Sheet2 in the range A1:A5.

Select that range.
Goto InsertNameDefine
In the Names in Workbook box enter: Words
In the Refers to box enter: =Sheet2!$A$1:$A$5
OK out

Navigate to sheet1 and select the range of student names.
Assume that range is Sheet1 A1:A10
Goto FormatConditional Formatting
Select Formula Is
Enter this formula in the box:

=OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(Words,A1)))

Click the Format button
Select the Patterns tab
Select a color of your choice
OK out

Biff

"guy" wrote in message
...
I have more than 10000 student records in Excel worksheet 1. One of the
columns represent the student names. But there is a list of keywords that
is forbidden to appear in the name. The list is stored in worksheet 2. How
can I perform this task in Excel?

Many thanks!!