look for the exact number

[sctroy]

I am using this =COUNTIF(A:A,"*-1*") and =COUNTIF(B:B,"*-1*") and
=COUNTIF(C:C,"*-1*") and =COUNTIF(D,"*-1*") and
=COUNTIF(F:F,"*-1*")to find numbers.
1-10 9-2 3-8 4-7 5-6
4-3 10-8 9-7 1-6 5-2
8-9 1-7 2-6 3-5 4-10
4-6 5-10 9-1 2-8 3-7
10-6 7-5 2-1 8-4 9-3
5-9 6-8 7-10 3-2 1-4
3-1 4-9 8-5 6-7 10-2
7-2 6-3 5-4 9-10 8-1
7-8 2-4 10-3 1-5 6-9
6-5 10-1 2-9 8-3 7-4
There are 5 columns here

I want to know if the 1 is in front like 1-3 or behind 3-1. I am doing
this for all 10 numbers. The problem is that the -1 is picking up the
-10 and counting it as a -1.
How can I fix this?

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

I am using this =COUNTIF(A:A,"*-1*") and =COUNTIF(B:B,"*-1*") and
=COUNTIF(C:C,"*-1*") and =COUNTIF(D,"*-1*") and
=COUNTIF(F:F,"*-1*")to find numbers.
1-10 9-2 3-8 4-7 5-6
4-3 10-8 9-7 1-6 5-2
8-9 1-7 2-6 3-5 4-10
4-6 5-10 9-1 2-8 3-7
10-6 7-5 2-1 8-4 9-3
5-9 6-8 7-10 3-2 1-4
3-1 4-9 8-5 6-7 10-2
7-2 6-3 5-4 9-10 8-1
7-8 2-4 10-3 1-5 6-9
6-5 10-1 2-9 8-3 7-4
There are 5 columns here

I want to know if the 1 is in front like 1-3 or behind 3-1. I am doing
this for all 10 numbers. The problem is that the -1 is picking up the
-10 and counting it as a -1.
How can I fix this?

Try

=COUNTIF(rng,"*-1")


--ron