As Ford stated you need to use SEARCH, not LOOKUP. Here is your worksheet with the correct formula and some other examples.
As Ford stated you need to use SEARCH, not LOOKUP. Here is your worksheet with the correct formula and some other examples.
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substitute commas with semi-colons if your region settings requires
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Give this formula a try:
=SUM(COUNTIF(B1,"*"&A$1:A$6&"*"))>0
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Last edited by István Hirsch; 01-23-2015 at 12:34 PM.
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