IF cell contains certain text return value
 

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

Answer: IF cell contains certain text return value
 

Yes, I understand what you're trying to achieve. Here's how you can do it:

1. Select the cell where you want to display the result.
2. Type the following formula:
   
   
   Formula:

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   =IF(OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Check",A1)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Checking",A1))),"Checking","Doing") 


   ---

   Note: Replace "A1" with the cell reference of the cell you want to check for the presence of "Check" or "Checking".
   
3. Press Enter.

This formula uses the IF function to check if the cell contains either "Check" or "Checking". If it does, it returns "Checking". If it doesn't, it returns "Doing". The OR function is used to check if either "Check" or "Checking" is present in the cell. The ISNUMBER function is used to check if the SEARCH function returns a number (which indicates that the text was found).

You can then copy this formula to other cells in the row to check for the presence of "Check" or "Checking" in those cells as well.

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

If your row with the text was row 1, and you wanted row 2 to have
Doing/Checking in it, type the following in cell B1 and copy it along:

=IF(OR(A1="Check",A1="Checking"),"Checking","Doing ")


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

Many thanks for this one slight problem is that the cell A1 contains words
too for example "Secondary Checking" or "Check process two" - so I need to
identify cells that contain "Check" or "Checking"?

"Sam Wilson" wrote:

If your row with the text was row 1, and you wanted row 2 to have
Doing/Checking in it, type the following in cell B1 and copy it along:

=IF(OR(A1="Check",A1="Checking"),"Checking","Doing ")


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.

My forumula is:

=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

Do I need to do something differently for sumproducts?

Thanks,



"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote in message
...
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.

My forumula is:

=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

Do I need to do something differently for sumproducts?

Thanks,



"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words
in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells
which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it
contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

[Sorry about the bogus first posting. Fat fingers, I guess.]

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote:
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.
[....]
=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

What revision of Excel are you using? I know that E:E and B:B do not work
in Excel 2003. I don't know about Excel 2007.

Anyway, you cannot use wildcards in simple comparisons. You can use SEARCH
or FIND. Use FIND if you want the comparison to be case-sensitive.

=sumproduct( (E1:E100=$D9) * (iserror( find("CPB",B1:B100) )=false) )


----- original message -----

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote in message
...
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.

My forumula is:

=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

Do I need to do something differently for sumproducts?

Thanks,



"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words
in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells
which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it
contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

Hi Joe. I am using 2007.

I am still having trouble. I get the #VALUE! error.

I tried changing the formula to $B5:$B600. I tried find and search. That
didnt help. Perhaps its because of my data? Here is what I have...


My formula is...

=find("BNY", B5:B600)

Data example is...

Samsung - CPB BNY Dedicated
Samsung - Dispatch 1st year
Hardware - 3rd Party
Goldman - Consumables
zzzGoldman-Dedicated

The data is not consistent, so I cannot go by the number of spaces as with
LEFT(). I am looking for the word "Dedicated" somewhere in the string.

Thanks Joe...




"JoeU2004" wrote:

[Sorry about the bogus first posting. Fat fingers, I guess.]

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote:
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.
[....]
=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

What revision of Excel are you using? I know that E:E and B:B do not work
in Excel 2003. I don't know about Excel 2007.

Anyway, you cannot use wildcards in simple comparisons. You can use SEARCH
or FIND. Use FIND if you want the comparison to be case-sensitive.

=sumproduct( (E1:E100=$D9) * (iserror( find("CPB",B1:B100) )=false) )


----- original message -----

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote in message
...
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.

My forumula is:

=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

Do I need to do something differently for sumproducts?

Thanks,



"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words
in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells
which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it
contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

Correction: I said I was looking for "Dedicated", but I have "BNY" in my
formula. My error. Of course, the problem persists if you have dedicated in
the formula.




"Go Bucks!!!" wrote:

Hi Joe. I am using 2007.

I am still having trouble. I get the #VALUE! error.

I tried changing the formula to $B5:$B600. I tried find and search. That
didnt help. Perhaps its because of my data? Here is what I have...


My formula is...

=find("BNY", B5:B600)

Data example is...

Samsung - CPB BNY Dedicated
Samsung - Dispatch 1st year
Hardware - 3rd Party
Goldman - Consumables
zzzGoldman-Dedicated

The data is not consistent, so I cannot go by the number of spaces as with
LEFT(). I am looking for the word "Dedicated" somewhere in the string.

Thanks Joe...




"JoeU2004" wrote:

[Sorry about the bogus first posting. Fat fingers, I guess.]

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote:
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.
[....]
=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

What revision of Excel are you using? I know that E:E and B:B do not work
in Excel 2003. I don't know about Excel 2007.

Anyway, you cannot use wildcards in simple comparisons. You can use SEARCH
or FIND. Use FIND if you want the comparison to be case-sensitive.

=sumproduct( (E1:E100=$D9) * (iserror( find("CPB",B1:B100) )=false) )


----- original message -----

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote in message
...
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.

My forumula is:

=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

Do I need to do something differently for sumproducts?

Thanks,



"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words
in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells
which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it
contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

Joe,

I got it to work. I am not sure what I was doing wrong. Its a long
formula, so I just missed something somewhere.




Thanks,


"JoeU2004" wrote:

[Sorry about the bogus first posting. Fat fingers, I guess.]

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote:
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.
[....]
=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

What revision of Excel are you using? I know that E:E and B:B do not work
in Excel 2003. I don't know about Excel 2007.

Anyway, you cannot use wildcards in simple comparisons. You can use SEARCH
or FIND. Use FIND if you want the comparison to be case-sensitive.

=sumproduct( (E1:E100=$D9) * (iserror( find("CPB",B1:B100) )=false) )


----- original message -----

"Go Bucks!!!" wrote in message
...
I tried using this wild card in a sumproduct, but it isnt working.

My forumula is:

=sumproduct(((E:E=$D9)*(B:B="*CPB*"))

Do I need to do something differently for sumproducts?

Thanks,



"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words
in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells
which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it
contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

IF cell contains certain text return value
 

On Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 4:38:01 PM UTC+7, Jacob Skaria wrote:
If this is one cell
try
=IF(COUNTIF(A1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

Since you mentioned row...try the below as well It checks for these words in
Cols A to J for the first row. Copy down as required.
=IF(COUNTIF(A1:J1,"*check*"),"Checking","Doing")

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Eán" wrote:

I have a row containing various text including the words 'Check' &
'Checking'; in a separate row I would like to identify all the cells which
include 'Check' or 'Checking' and return the text "Checking" if it contains
either 'Check' or 'Checking' or "Doing" if it doesn't.
Hope this makes sense?
Many thanks

what should I do, when I have to find 2 different texts ?