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How to set up a conditinal formula w/letters vs numbers?
I'm trying to create a conditional formula that will say true if the cell
contains a certain string of words and false if it doesn't. For example: If in cell A3 it says "yello" then true If in cell A3 it says "black" then false If in cell A3 it says "white" then false However, it gives me an error message; is it because I can only use numbers? |
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How to set up a conditinal formula w/letters vs numbers?
Select A3 and use Custom; ="yellow"
-- Regards Dave Hawley www.ozgrid.com "lz" wrote in message ... I'm trying to create a conditional formula that will say true if the cell contains a certain string of words and false if it doesn't. For example: If in cell A3 it says "yello" then true If in cell A3 it says "black" then false If in cell A3 it says "white" then false However, it gives me an error message; is it because I can only use numbers? |
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How to set up a conditinal formula w/letters vs numbers?
Hi lz,
In the cell you would like your True/False answer, put: =A3="yello" This should produce the result you need. Regards - Dave. "lz" wrote: I'm trying to create a conditional formula that will say true if the cell contains a certain string of words and false if it doesn't. For example: If in cell A3 it says "yello" then true If in cell A3 it says "black" then false If in cell A3 it says "white" then false However, it gives me an error message; is it because I can only use numbers? |
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