It will check for the text but you need to encapsulate it in ""

example =if(A2="March",3,"no month entered")

Greetings from New Zealand
Bill K
"Lance Gray" wrote in message
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I am trying to check the contents of a cell that displays text, but there
is
a formula in that cell. When I look for the text in the cell, I get an
error, since I assume that it is really checking the formula and not the
text
name that is displayed.
How can I check the text and not the actual formula in the cell?
THanks,
Lance