an if( statement looking for a specific phrase anywhere in a cell

[Bob Phillips]

=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(A1,"abc")),"found","not found")

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HTH

Bob Phillips

(replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct)

 

[Guest]

I want to have an if( statement evaluate a cell and see if it contains a
certain text word or phrase, anywhere in the cell, and if so perform x , if
not y.

 

[Guest]

Great answer, thanks except you had it backwards...
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("abc",A1)),"found","not found")

 

[Bob Phillips]

I keep getting that wrong <g>

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HTH

Bob Phillips

(replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct)