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Default Can I use 'CONTAINS' in an IF Logical Test?

Works like a charm. Many thanks.

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

One way:

=IF(COUNTIF(Q2,"*RED*"),"Yes","No")

another:

=IF(ISERR(SEARCH("RED",Q2)),"No","Yes")

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MichaelRobert wrote:

I want to use the IF function, but using a Logical Test on a given cell that
contains text, like 'Red; Green; Blue'. The cell may contain all, none, or
any of these words. If the cell contains Red, I want to Return Yes

My Function would look something like

=IF (Q2 CONTAINS "RED", "Yes", "No")

However, I only see IF working on numbers and not text.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Mike