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From: lz on 9 Apr 2010 21:36
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?
From: ozgrid.com on 9 Apr 2010 21:58
Select A3 and use Custom; ="yellow"


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"lz" <lz(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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?

From: Dave on 10 Apr 2010 00:34
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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