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    If statement for scanning text

    Hi All,
    I am trying to figure out a way to scan a list of text and return True or False if the text is repeated in another column. Below is an example of what I am looking to do. I tried if statements and also IsNumber(Seacrch() function and have looked all of the forum and the web with no help. As you can see below, I have text in column A that I want to see if it is repeated in the list in column C. In column B you see True next to Apple indicating that that text is in the list in column C. This is the same for Orange but since PWC is not in the list is returns False. Columns A and C I have formatted to Text and column B is formatted to General. I am using Excel 2016. I hope this makes sense to people! Anyway thanks a lot for any help you can give!

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    Re: If statement for scanning text

    in C1 copy paste below
    =IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$A$7,"*"&B1&"*")>0,TRUE,FALSE)

    change the references according to your requirement
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    Re: If statement for scanning text

    Row\Col
    A
    B
    C
    D
    1
    Text
    Check
    List
    2
    Vera
    TRUE
    Anne B2: =COUNTIF($C$2:$C$19, A2) > 0
    3
    Yoko
    FALSE
    Barb
    4
    Dana
    TRUE
    Cara
    5
    Hana
    FALSE
    Dana
    6
    Leah
    TRUE
    Ella
    7
    Gail
    FALSE
    Fran
    8
    Sara
    TRUE
    Iris
    9
    Jane
    10
    Kate
    11
    Leah
    12
    Nina
    13
    Opal
    14
    Peri
    15
    Rene
    16
    Sara
    17
    Vera
    18
    Wren
    19
    Xana
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    Re: If statement for scanning text

    Thanks for the reply's! I will check this out tonight when I get home and report back. Thanks again!

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