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Could someone help me with a formula to find the word Contractor in column AB
and have that word appear in the free column AC? This would be for a very large worksheet so I'd drag the formula down. AB has text in it. TIA, GerryK |
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=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("contractor",AB2)),"Contractor ","")
-- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "GerryK" wrote in message ... Could someone help me with a formula to find the word Contractor in column AB and have that word appear in the free column AC? This would be for a very large worksheet so I'd drag the formula down. AB has text in it. TIA, GerryK |
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AC1: =IF(COUNTIF(AB1,"*Contractor*"),"Contractor","") In article , GerryK wrote: Could someone help me with a formula to find the word Contractor in column AB and have that word appear in the free column AC? This would be for a very large worksheet so I'd drag the formula down. AB has text in it. TIA, GerryK |
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