ok but what if the codes are written like a7?
How can I write the formula so it searches for the "a" even though the 7 is
in the cell as well?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

=or(a2={"a","d","l","r"})

is one way.



NeedExcelHelp07 wrote:

I have a worksheet with about 4000+ users (rows).
I need to filter out the data containing one of the four codes starting with
A,D,L, or R.
How can I create a formula that will search for the codes in the column
starting with the above letters and return a TRUE if it is there and a FALSE
if it is not.
There are 8 columns per row. I just need to search in one column for the
above text.

Thanks!

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Dave Peterson