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    Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

    Hi all,

    I'm using Excel 2010....I have the following formula in cell W3: =IFERROR(SEARCH("educ",G3),"NO")

    As it is, it will search only cell G3 and return the answer. I need the formula to search cells G3 to S3 and return the answer if it finds the value being searched in any of those cells.

    I tried the following but it does not work: =IFERROR(SEARCH("educ",G3:S3),"NO")


    Can anyone help please?

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    Re: Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

    Perhaps.

    =if(countif(g3:s3,"educ"),"yes","no")
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    Re: Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

    Hi,

    =IFERROR(INDEX(G3:S3,1,MATCH("*educ*",G3:S3,FALSE)),"NO")
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    Re: Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

    Just a lil modification in Fortis's formula to adapt Search behabior..

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    Re: Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

    Wow! You guys are cool! Thanks a load!

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    Re: Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

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    Re: Modify this Search Formula to search across a range of cells

    Hi,

    How are you defining 'the answer'

    Is that the fact that the string exists in the range or not - (i.e. the binary value Yes or No), or the whole string in the cell where the sub string is found?

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