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Default How do I conditionally format cells based on part of their text?

I would like to change the format of cells based on part of their text. For
example, cells containing 'Written - New' and 'Written - Renew' should be
formatted the using only one condition.
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Hi

Choose "Formula is" in condition1 and use this formula:

=Left(A1,7)="Written"

and format as desired.

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Per

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I would like to change the format of cells based on part of their text.
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example, cells containing 'Written - New' and 'Written - Renew' should be
formatted the using only one condition.


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