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Search text in cells, find matching text based on list, remove all but one entry

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    Search text in cells, find matching text based on list, remove all but one entry

    Hi, I have very basic excel knowledge, and wondered if the following was possible, please :

    I have an excel 2003 xls file. One columns conatins cells of words separated with commas and a space.
    I have another column containing a list of 'allowed' words.
    What I'd like to do is check the comma-separated words in each cell to find the first word that is on the 'allowed' list. That word will stay in the cell, and all others are deleted.
    If a cell contains no 'allowed' words then fill that cell with a colour (or mark it someway) so I can see it easily after the search.

    I have attached an example xls.

    Thanks in advance for any help
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    Re: Search text in cells, find matching text based on list, remove all but one entry

    Try it in C2:
    =INDEX($A$2:$A$102,MATCH(1,SEARCH($A$2:$A$102,B2)/SEARCH($A$2:$A$102,B2),0))
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    Re: Search text in cells, find matching text based on list, remove all but one entry

    Thanks for the quick reply. I copied and pasted that into C2 down to C681 but the results were #Value! or #N/A
    I've attached the resulting xls.
    If it works for you, could you upload your version of the xls so I can see how it works please?

    Thanks !
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    Re: Search text in cells, find matching text based on list, remove all but one entry

    Oh, sorry. This is array formula you must confirm by holding Ctrl-Shift, then press enter. If it is done in a right way, you with see a couple of curse bracket {} wraping the formula in the formula bar.

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    Re: Search text in cells, find matching text based on list, remove all but one entry

    Bebo, thanks!
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