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Chris asks "What I actually need is a function that will examine a range of cells and returns a certain value if any one of the cells in the range contains a certain word. Is there such a function?" Assuming this data is in A1:A4 {"Juan"; And you want to test for the existance of "Juan", (Located in C1), you could use, for example: {=IF(LEN(C1)*OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("*"&C1&"*",A1:A4))),"Exists","Doesn't Exist")} =IF(LEN(C1)*ISNUMBER(MATCH("*"&C1&"*",A1:A4,0)),"Exists","Doesn't Exist") =IF(LEN(C1)*COUNTIF(A1:A4,"*"&C1&"*"),"Exists","Doesn't Exist") The first one is a CSE formula (Must be entered pressing Control Shift Enter), the second and third one are regular formulas. First one is also case sensitive. MrExcel.com provides examples of Visual Basic procedures for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. The Visual Basic procedures on this web site are provided "as is" and we do not guarantee that they can be used in all situations.
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