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Default searching text values in two columns


Hello,

I have 2 columns in a spreadsheet containing names of people. About
75% of the names in column B are also located in column A. I want to
see which names are located in both columns. I tried to create a
formula in column C using the lookup function. However, it runs into
problems when looking for names such as Smith and Smithfield. Is there
a better search formula to use in my case? Thanks for all the help.

-Brendan


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