Try is with

=IF(SEARCH("fred";A1)0;"YES";"NO")

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"Sarah (OGI)" schreef in bericht
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In an IF statement, what do I need to write to say that if cell A1
contains
"fred", (i.e. " * fred * ") then.. "Yes".
(I'm not sure what operator is needed to say 'contains')

Any ideas?