Hi maryj

if it finds "apples" do you want "apples" in B1; if it finds "oranges" do
you want "oranges" in B1 etc?

If so then one option is
=IF(ISERR(SEARCH("*CP*",A1)),IF(ISERR(SEARCH("*app les*",A1)),IF(ISERR(SEARCH("*oranges*",A1)),IF(ISE RR(SEARCH("*bananas*",A1)),IF(ISERR(SEARCH("*grape s*",A1)),"","grapes"),"bananas"),"oranges"),"apple s"),"CP")

Cheers
JulieD

"maryj" wrote in message
...
This is what I need except I needed it nested for several text
possibilities.
For example, I need it to find "apples", "oranges", "bananas" or "grapes".
I
need the wildcards because these words could be anywhere in a cell.

"RagDyer" wrote:

Try this:

=IF(ISERR(SEARCH("*CP*",A1)),"","CP")

HTH,

RD
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"DME" <craigjoseathotmaildotcom wrote in message
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IN cell a1 I have CP-Barge

In B1 I want a formula that says IF A1 contains CP then Enter CP into
cell
B1otherwise leave it Blank

I have tried =IF(a1="*CP*","CP","") but it does not work.

Thanks for your help